vits

See also: vits.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Witz, from Proto-Germanic *witją, cognate with English wit. Derived from Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”) (cf. Danish vide).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋid̥s]

Noun

vits c (singular definite vitsen, plural indefinite vitser)

1. joke

Declension

Declension of vits

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vits	vitsen	vitser	vitserne
genitive	vits'	vitsens	vitsers	vitsernes

Synonyms

• vittighed
• joke

References

• “vits” in Den Danske Ordbog

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French

Noun

vits m

1. plural of vit

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Witz (“joke”), related to vidd and vittig.

Noun

vits m (definite singular vitsen, indefinite plural vitser, definite plural vitsene)

1. point, use

   Hva er vitsen med å forklare alt? – What's the point of explaining everything?

2. a joke, witticism, jest

Derived terms

• vitse
• vitsemaker

References

• “vits” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Witz (“joke”), related to vidd and vittig.

Noun

vits m (definite singular vitsen, indefinite plural vitsar, definite plural vitsane)

1. a joke, witticism, jest
2. point, use

Derived terms

• vitsa, vitse (verb)
• vitsemakar m
• vitseteikning f

References

• “vits” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• sivt, stiv, vist

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Witz.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

vits c

1. pun

Declension

Declension of vits
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vits	vitsen	vitsar	vitsarna
Genitive	vits	vitsens	vitsars	vitsarnas

Synonyms

• ordlek, skämt

Derived terms

• ordvits

Related terms

• vitsa

Anagrams

• svit, vist

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Tzotzil

Alternative forms

• vitz

Noun

vits (plural vitsetik)

1. hill
2. mountain

   ta jol vits - on the mountaintop