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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjoː.kə/
- Hyphenation: Jo‧ke
Proper noun
Joke f
- a female given name, diminutive of Jo
- (Can we date this quote by De Leidse sleutelgaten and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
(extract uit De Leidse sleutelgaten's song "Joke stop toch met koken"): Joke, stop toch met koken. Kom uit de keuken, mijn lieve Joke. Stop toch met koken, kom uit de keuken. Want ik wil gezellig samen met je neu…tronenbommenstickers op m’n nieuwe tas gaan plakken.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
German
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English joke.
Pronunciation
Noun
Joke m (strong, genitive Jokes, plural Jokes)
- (colloquial or slang) Synonym of Witz
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Joke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Joke” in Duden online