iocus

Latin

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Alternative forms

• jocus

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yek- (“to speak”). Cf. Old High German jehan, Welsh iaith, Breton jez.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈjo.kus/

• Audio (Classical)

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Noun

iocus (genitive iocī); m, second declension

1. a joke, jest

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	iocus	iocī
genitive	iocī	iocōrum
dative	iocō	iocīs
accusative	iocum	iocōs
ablative	iocō	iocīs
vocative	ioce	iocī

Derived terms

• iocāliter
• iocor
• iocōsus
• ioculus

Related terms

iocābundus iocātiō iocōsē ioculanter

ioculāria ioculāris ioculāriter ioculārius

ioculātiō ioculātor ioculātōrius ioculor

Descendants

Aromanian: gioc Catalan: joc English: joke French: jeu Friulian: ğûc Italian: gioco Occitan : jòc

Portuguese: jogo Romanian: joc Sardinian: giogu Sicilian: jocu Spanish: juego Venetian: xogo