jus

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See also: JUs, Jus, ĵus, jūs, jus', and Juś

English

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from French jus (juice). Doublet of juice and ukha.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: zho͞o(s), IPA(key): /ʒuː(s)/
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  • (US) enPR: zhoo(s), IPA(key): /ʒu(s)/
  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

jus (countable and uncountable, plural jus)

  1. (cooking) The juices given off as meat is cooked.
  2. (cooking) A lightly-reduced gravy or stock made from this.
Synonyms
Related terms

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Etymology 2

Adverb

jus (not comparable)

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of just.
    • 2022 April 3, @JAYVERSACE, Twitter, archived from the original on 3 November 2023:
      I JUS WON A GRAMMY
    • 2023 February 19, u/Bane_XX10, “Recommendations 😬”, in Reddit, r/future, archived from the original on 3 November 2023:
      Hey jus really quick wanna ask if anyone got some recommendations for some SoundCloud Playlists Pluto thug gunna 21 yktv lmao thanks in advance 😭
    • 2023 October 19, u/CacheMeOutside, “He was just sitting there”, in Reddit, r/MHNowGame, archived from the original on 3 November 2023:
      literally jus happened to me!
    • 2020 October 28, @heavenbrat, Twitter, archived from the original on 3 November 2023:
      u know that thing a person does when they tuck ur hair behind ur ear jus a few strands, or fix ur hair or move a piece out your eye or see a strand on your lips and -

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French jus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒy/, (plural) /ʒys/
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  • Hyphenation: jus
  • Rhymes: -y, (plural) -ys

Noun

jus m (plural jus, diminutive justje n)

  1. gravy
    Synonym: vleesnat

Derived terms

Noun

jus m (plural jus, diminutive sjuutje n)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) Short for jus d'orange.

Related terms

References

  1. ^ jus; in J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

French

Etymology

From the Middle French jus, from Old French jus, from Latin iūs (gravy, broth, sauce).

Pronunciation

Noun

jus m (plural jus)

  1. juice
  2. (slang, Foreign Legion) coffee
  3. (slang) electricity, energy, power, juice
  4. (slang, dated) speech, address, presentation

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: ji
  • Algerian Arabic: جي
  • Dutch: jus
  • English: jus
  • German: Jus, Schü
    • Danish: sky
    • Swedish: sky
  • Luxembourgish: Jus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjy
  • West Frisian: sjú

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of jus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
  2. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “jūs”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 83

Further reading

Gallo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

jus

  1. manure

Gothic

Romanization

jūs

  1. Romanization of 𐌾𐌿𐍃

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto ĵus, French juste and English just.

Pronunciation

Adverb

jus

  1. just

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English juice, from Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs (broth, soup, sauce).

Noun

jus (first-person possessive jusku, second-person possessive jusmu, third-person possessive jusnya)

  1. juice,
    1. a liquid from a plant, especially fruit.
      Synonym: sari buah
    2. a beverage made of juice.

Etymology 2

From English deuce, from Middle English dewes (two), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French deus, from Latin duo.

Noun

jus (first-person possessive jusku, second-person possessive jusmu, third-person possessive jusnya)

  1. (sports, tennis) deuce: A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.

Etymology 3

Noun

jus (first-person possessive jusku, second-person possessive jusmu, third-person possessive jusnya)

  1. Alternative spelling of juz

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

jūs n (genitive jūris); third declension

  1. Alternative spelling of iūs

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative jūs jūra
Genitive jūris jūrum
Dative jūrī jūribus
Accusative jūs jūra
Ablative jūre jūribus
Vocative jūs jūra

References

  • jus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • jus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Lithuanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

jus

  1. second-person plural accusative of jūs

Malay

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Etymology

Borrowed from English juice.

Noun

jus (Jawi spelling جوس, plural jus-jus, informal 1st possessive jusku, 2nd possessive jusmu, 3rd possessive jusnya)

  1. juice:
    1. a liquid from a plant, especially fruit.
    2. a beverage made of juice.
    3. a fluid produced by the digestive glands
      Synonym: getah (Indonesian)

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French jus, from Latin jūs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒiu̯s/, /d͡ʒui̯s/
  • Rhymes: -us

Noun

jus (uncountable)

  1. A natural liquid (usually inherent to something)
  2. juice (liquid of a plant or beverage from such)
  3. A herbal decoction or extract.
  4. A bodily fluid or secretion.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French jus (juice), from Latin iūs (gravy, broth, sauce, juice).

Alternative forms

Noun

jus m (plural jus)

  1. juice
Descendants
  • French: jus
    • Haitian Creole: ji
    • Algerian Arabic: جي
    • Dutch: jus
    • English: jus
    • German: Jus, Schü
      • Danish: sky
      • Swedish: sky
    • Luxembourgish: Jus
    • Norwegian Bokmål: sjy
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjy
    • West Frisian: sjú
  • Norman: jus

Etymology 2

From Old French jus.

Alternative forms

Adverb

jus

  1. down, downwards

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish jos.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjus/

Conjunction

jus

  1. if, in the case that

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Latin jus, ius (broth), via English juice.

Alternative forms

Noun

jus m (definite singular jusen, indefinite plural juser, definite plural jusene)

  1. juice
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Latin jus, ius (law).

Alternative forms

Noun

jus m (definite singular jusen)

  1. (study of) law, jurisprudence

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

From Latin jus, ius (broth), via English juice.

Alternative forms

Noun

jus m (definite singular jusen, indefinite plural jusar, definite plural jusane)

  1. juice
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Latin jus, ius (law).

Alternative forms

Noun

jus m (definite singular jusen)

  1. (study of) law, jurisprudence

References

Old Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin iūsum~iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

Adverb

jus

  1. down
    Antonym: sus

Preposition

jus

  1. below
    Antonym: sus

References

Old French

Alternative forms

  • juz (influenced by the synonym suz)
  • jous, juus (14th c. Anglo-Norman, with characteristic /y/ > /u/)
  • jos (found in texts infl. by Occitan or North Italian)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin iūsum~iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum. Documented from ca. 1000.

Pronunciation

  • (classical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒys/

Adverb

jus

  1. down
    Antonym: sus

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Old Occitan

Adverb

jus

  1. Alternative form of jos (down)

Preposition

jus

  1. Alternative form of jos (below)

References

Pite Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnic (compare Finnish jos).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

jus

  1. if

References

  • Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -us
  • Hyphenation: jus

Noun

jus m (plural juses)

  1. prerogative
    Synonym: prerrogativa
  2. law
    Synonym: direito

Derived terms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English juice.

Noun

jus

  1. juice