vits
See also: vits.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Witz, from Proto-Germanic *witją, cognate with English wit. Derived from Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”) (cf. Danish vide).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vits c (singular definite vitsen, plural indefinite vitser)
Declension edit
Declension of vits
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “vits” in Den Danske Ordbog
French edit
Noun edit
vits m
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From German Witz (“joke”), related to vidd and vittig.
Noun edit
vits m (definite singular vitsen, indefinite plural vitser, definite plural vitsene)
- point, use
- Hva er vitsen med å forklare alt? – What's the point of explaining everything?
- a joke, witticism, jest
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “vits” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From German Witz (“joke”), related to vidd and vittig.
Noun edit
vits m (definite singular vitsen, indefinite plural vitsar, definite plural vitsane)
Derived terms edit
- vitsa, vitse (verb)
- vitsemakar m
- vitseteikning f
References edit
- “vits” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
vits c
- a point
- Vad är vitsen med det?
- What's the point of that?
- a joke (funny story)
- Synonyms: rolig historia, (joke in the more general sense) skämt
- Nisse drog en rolig vits
- Nisse told a funny joke
Declension edit
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vits | vitsen | vitsar | vitsarna |
Genitive | vits | vitsens | vitsars | vitsarnas |
Synonyms edit
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Related terms edit
References edit
- vits in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vits in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vits in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams edit
Tzotzil edit
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Noun edit
vits (plural vitsetik)