"Witz" meaning in German

See Witz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vɪt͡s/ Audio: De-Witz.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit. Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*weyd-}}, {{inh|de|gmh|witz}} Middle High German witz, {{inh|de|goh|wizzi}} Old High German wizzi, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*witi}} Proto-West Germanic *witi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*witją}} Proto-Germanic *witją, {{der|de|ine-pro|*weyd-||see, know}} Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”), {{cog|en|wit}} English wit, {{cog|nl|wit}} Dutch wit, {{cog|osx|giwit}} Old Saxon giwit Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=chen}} Witz m (strong, genitive Witzes, plural Witze, diminutive Witzchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Witzes [genitive], Witze [plural], Witzchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Witz [nominative, singular], Witze [definite, nominative, plural], Witzes [genitive, singular], Witze [definite, genitive, plural], Witz [dative, singular], Witze [dative, singular], Witzen [dative, definite, plural], Witz [accusative, singular], Witze [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. wit Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Witz-de-noun-k530pyYG Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 7 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 36 5 35 19 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 5 35 19 5
  2. joke Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Scherz
    Sense id: en-Witz-de-noun-ovpM-tBU
  3. humour Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-Witz-de-noun-UkLviHIw Disambiguation of Comedy: 43 1 56 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 7 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 36 5 35 19 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 5 35 19 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Antiwitz, Blondinenwitz, Flüsterwitz, Insiderwitz, Mantawitz, Mutterwitz, Schottenwitz, Seemannswitz, Treppenwitz Derived forms: gewitzt, vorwitzig, Witzchen, Witzelei, witzeln, witzig, Witzigkeit, Witzling, witzlos Related terms: Witzblatt, Witzbold, Witzfigur, Witzseite, Witzwort, Anekdote, Kalauer, Zote, Gag

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gewitzt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vorwitzig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Witzchen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Witzelei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "witzeln"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "witzig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Witzigkeit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Witzling"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "witzlos"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "виц",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "vits",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: vits",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: vits"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "vitsi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: vitsi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: vitsi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "vicc",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: vicc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: vicc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nds",
            "2": "Witz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Low German: Witz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Low German: Witz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "виц",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: виц (vic)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macedonian: виц (vic)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "vits",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian: vits",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: vits"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "stq",
            "2": "Wits",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "vic",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: vic",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: vic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "wic",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: wic",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: wic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "szl",
            "2": "wic",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Silesian: wic",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Silesian: wic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "vic",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovene: vic",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovene: vic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "vits",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: vits",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: vits"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "віц",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: віц (vic)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: віц (vic)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*weyd-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "witz"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German witz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wizzi"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wizzi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*witi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *witi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*witją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*weyd-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "see, know"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "English wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "giwit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon giwit",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).\nCognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Witzes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witze",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witzchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witzes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "dim": "chen"
      },
      "expansion": "Witz m (strong, genitive Witzes, plural Witze, diminutive Witzchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Antiwitz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Blondinenwitz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Flüsterwitz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Insiderwitz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Mantawitz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Mutterwitz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schottenwitz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Seemannswitz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Treppenwitz"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Witzblatt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Witzbold"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Witzfigur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Witzseite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Witzwort"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Anekdote"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kalauer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zote"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gag"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "48 7 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 5 35 19 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 5 35 19 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wit"
      ],
      "id": "en-Witz-de-noun-k530pyYG",
      "links": [
        [
          "wit",
          "wit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to laugh at a joke",
          "text": "über einen Witz lachen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "joke"
      ],
      "id": "en-Witz-de-noun-ovpM-tBU",
      "links": [
        [
          "joke",
          "joke"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Scherz"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "48 7 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 5 35 19 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 5 35 19 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 1 56",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Comedy",
          "orig": "de:Comedy",
          "parents": [
            "Drama",
            "Theater",
            "Art",
            "Entertainment",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "humour"
      ],
      "id": "en-Witz-de-noun-UkLviHIw",
      "links": [
        [
          "humour",
          "humour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɪt͡s/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Witz.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/De-Witz.ogg/De-Witz.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/De-Witz.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Witz"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyd-",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Comedy"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gewitzt"
    },
    {
      "word": "vorwitzig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Witzchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Witzelei"
    },
    {
      "word": "witzeln"
    },
    {
      "word": "witzig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Witzigkeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Witzling"
    },
    {
      "word": "witzlos"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "виц",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "vits",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: vits",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: vits"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "vitsi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: vitsi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: vitsi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "vicc",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: vicc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: vicc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nds",
            "2": "Witz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Low German: Witz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Low German: Witz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "виц",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: виц (vic)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macedonian: виц (vic)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "vits",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian: vits",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: vits"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "stq",
            "2": "Wits",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "vic",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: vic",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: vic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "wic",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: wic",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: wic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "szl",
            "2": "wic",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Silesian: wic",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Silesian: wic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "vic",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovene: vic",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovene: vic"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "vits",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: vits",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: vits"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "віц",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: віц (vic)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: віц (vic)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*weyd-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "witz"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German witz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wizzi"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wizzi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*witi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *witi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*witją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*weyd-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "see, know"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "English wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wit",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "giwit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon giwit",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).\nCognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Witzes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witze",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witzchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witzes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witz",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Witze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "dim": "chen"
      },
      "expansion": "Witz m (strong, genitive Witzes, plural Witze, diminutive Witzchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Antiwitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Blondinenwitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flüsterwitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Insiderwitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mantawitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mutterwitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schottenwitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Seemannswitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Treppenwitz"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Witzblatt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Witzbold"
    },
    {
      "word": "Witzfigur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Witzseite"
    },
    {
      "word": "Witzwort"
    },
    {
      "word": "Anekdote"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kalauer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zote"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gag"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wit",
          "wit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to laugh at a joke",
          "text": "über einen Witz lachen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "joke"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "joke",
          "joke"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Scherz"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "humour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humour",
          "humour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɪt͡s/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Witz.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/De-Witz.ogg/De-Witz.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/De-Witz.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Witz"
}

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