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Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Catalan joc, from Latin iocus (“pastime, sport”). Compare Occitan jòc, French jeu, Spanish juego.
Pronunciation
Noun
joc m (plural jocs)
- game (a playful or competitive activity)
- (uncountable) play (activity for amusement)
- gambling
- kit, set, service (any collection of items needed for a certain purpose)
- assembly (set of pieces working together in a mechanism)
- (music) rank, register
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Frankish *juk (“perch, roost”).
Pronunciation
Noun
joc m or f (plural jocs)
- roost (for birds)
- perch (in a bird cage)
- nest
Derived terms
Adjective
joc (feminine joca, masculine plural jocs, feminine plural joques)
- lying down, in bed
References
Old French
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *juką (“yoke”).[1]
Noun
joc oblique singular, m (oblique plural jos, nominative singular jos, nominative plural joc)
- roost, perch for chickens
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Further reading
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (joc)
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin jocus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French geu.
Noun
joc m (oblique plural jocs, nominative singular jocs, nominative plural joc)
- game
References
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin jocus, iocus.
Pronunciation
Noun
joc n (plural jocuri)
- game, play
- dance
Declension
Verb
joc
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of juca