jonc
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin iuncus (“reed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jonc m (plural joncs)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “jonc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French jonc, from Old French jonc, from Latin iuncus (“bulrush; cane made from a bulrush”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jonc m (plural joncs)
- (botany) rush, bulrush
- cane, rattan
- trim (of a car)
- bangle, ring
- (slang) gold, object made of gold
- (slang, dated) dick (penis)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “jonc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.
Adjective edit
jonc
Inflection edit
Adjective | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | jonc | jonge | jonc | jonge |
Definite | jonge | jonge | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | jongen | jonge | jonc | jonge |
Definite | jonge | ||||
Genitive | joncs | jonger | joncs | jonger | |
Dative | jongen | jonger | jongen | jongen |
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “jonc (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “jonc (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I