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{
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},
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"name": "desc"
}
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"text": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)"
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"1": "da",
"2": "vits",
"bor": "1"
},
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"1": "fi",
"2": "vitsi",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Finnish: vitsi",
"name": "desc"
}
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"text": "→ Finnish: vitsi"
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"depth": 1,
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"1": "hu",
"2": "vicc",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Hungarian: vicc",
"name": "desc"
}
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"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Low German: Witz",
"name": "desc"
}
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"text": "→ Low German: Witz"
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},
"expansion": "→ Macedonian: виц (vic)",
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}
],
"text": "→ Macedonian: виц (vic)"
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"1": "no",
"2": "vits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian: vits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian: vits"
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits"
},
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"args": {
"1": "sh",
"2": "vic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: vic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: vic"
},
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"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "wic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Polish: wic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Polish: wic"
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{
"depth": 1,
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"args": {
"1": "szl",
"2": "wic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Silesian: wic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Silesian: wic"
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{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "sl",
"2": "vic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Slovene: vic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Slovene: vic"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "vits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Swedish: vits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Swedish: vits"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "uk",
"2": "віц",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Ukrainian: віц (vic)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Ukrainian: віц (vic)"
}
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"2": "ine-pro",
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"3": "*witi"
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"name": "inh"
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{
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"2": "gem-pro",
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{
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"4": "",
"5": "see, know"
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{
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"1": "nl",
"2": "wit"
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"name": "cog"
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"1": "osx",
"2": "giwit"
},
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"plural"
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"diminutive",
"neuter"
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{
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"table-tags"
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{
"form": "de-ndecl",
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"inflection-template"
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"singular"
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{
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"nominative",
"plural"
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"genitive",
"singular"
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{
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"source": "declension",
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"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
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{
"form": "Witz",
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"dative",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "Witze",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "Witz",
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"singular"
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"accusative",
"definite",
"plural"
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}
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"word": "Antiwitz"
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{
"_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"
}
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"word": "Witzblatt"
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{
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"word": "Witzbold"
},
{
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"word": "Witzfigur"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "Witzseite"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "Anekdote"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "Kalauer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "Zote"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "Gag"
}
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{
"_dis": "48 7 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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"Entry maintenance"
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"wit"
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[
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"strong"
]
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{
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{
"english": "to laugh at a joke",
"text": "über einen Witz lachen",
"type": "example"
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"joke"
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"joke",
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"strong"
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{
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{
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"name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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"Entry maintenance"
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"source": "w+disamb"
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{
"_dis": "43 1 57",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "de",
"name": "Comedy",
"orig": "de:Comedy",
"parents": [
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"Theater",
"Art",
"Entertainment",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
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"humour"
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[
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"strong"
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"ipa": "/vɪt͡s/"
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{
"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",
"text": "Audio"
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],
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"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",
"German terms with IPA pronunciation",
"German terms with audio links",
"de:Comedy"
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{
"word": "vorwitzig"
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{
"word": "Witzchen"
},
{
"word": "Witzelei"
},
{
"word": "witzeln"
},
{
"word": "witzig"
},
{
"word": "Witzigkeit"
},
{
"word": "Witzling"
},
{
"word": "witzlos"
}
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"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "виц",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"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"
},
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"1": "nds",
"2": "Witz",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Low German: Witz",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Low German: Witz"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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"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,
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{
"args": {
"1": "stq",
"2": "Wits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"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,
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{
"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)"
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"1": "de",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*weyd-"
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"name": "root"
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"2": "gmh",
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"name": "inh"
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{
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"1": "de",
"2": "goh",
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{
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"3": "*witi"
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*weyd-",
"4": "",
"5": "see, know"
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"name": "der"
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{
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"1": "nl",
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "giwit"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon giwit",
"name": "cog"
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"form": "Witzes",
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{
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"plural"
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{
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"diminutive",
"neuter"
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{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
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"form": "de-ndecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
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{
"form": "Witz",
"source": "declension",
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"nominative",
"singular"
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},
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"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witzes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
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},
{
"form": "Witze",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"genitive",
"plural"
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},
{
"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",
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"singular"
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"source": "declension",
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"word": "Antiwitz"
},
{
"word": "Blondinenwitz"
},
{
"word": "Flüsterwitz"
},
{
"word": "Insiderwitz"
},
{
"word": "Mantawitz"
},
{
"word": "Mutterwitz"
},
{
"word": "Schottenwitz"
},
{
"word": "Seemannswitz"
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{
"word": "Treppenwitz"
}
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"name": "de-ndecl"
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],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"word": "Witzblatt"
},
{
"word": "Witzbold"
},
{
"word": "Witzfigur"
},
{
"word": "Witzseite"
},
{
"word": "Witzwort"
},
{
"word": "Anekdote"
},
{
"word": "Kalauer"
},
{
"word": "Zote"
},
{
"word": "Gag"
}
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"wit"
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]
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"strong"
]
},
{
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],
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{
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"type": "example"
}
],
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"joke"
],
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[
"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",
"text": "Audio"
}
],
"word": "Witz"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable German dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.