"וויץ" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: vits [romanization], vitsn [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German witze, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Compare German Witz. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|witze}} Middle High German witze, {{inh|yi|goh|wizzi}} Old High German wizzi, {{inh|yi|gmw-pro|*witi}} Proto-West Germanic *witi, {{inh|yi|gem-pro|*witją}} Proto-Germanic *witją, {{cog|de|Witz}} German Witz Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=vits}} וויץ • (vits) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|pl=וויצן|tr=vits}} וויץ • (vits) m, plural וויצן (vitsn)
  1. joke (amusing story) Derived forms: וויציק (vitsik)
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wizzi",
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      },
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        "1": "de",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German witze, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Compare German Witz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vits",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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        "romanization"
      ]
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "yi",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations",
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          "source": "w"
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      ],
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          "roman": "vitsik",
          "word": "וויציק"
        }
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        "joke (amusing story)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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      },
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        "2": "goh",
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      "expansion": "Old High German wizzi",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*witi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *witi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*witją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Witz"
      },
      "expansion": "German Witz",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German witze, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Compare German Witz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vits",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vitsn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
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      },
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        "Yiddish masculine nouns",
        "Yiddish nouns",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
        "Yiddish terms with redundant transliterations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "joke (amusing story)"
      ],
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        [
          "joke",
          "joke"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "וויץ"
}

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