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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French jus ( “ juice ” ) . Doublet of juice and ukha .
Pronunciation
Noun
jus (countable and uncountable , plural jus )
( cooking ) The juices given off as meat is cooked .
( cooking ) A lightly -reduced gravy or stock made from this.
Synonyms
Related terms
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Etymology 2
Adverb
jus (not comparable )
( Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation of just .
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/
Hyphenation: jus
Rhymes: -y , ( plural ) -ys
Noun
jus m (plural jus , diminutive justje n )
gravy
Synonym: vleesnat
Derived terms
Noun
jus m (plural jus , diminutive sjuutje n )
( Netherlands , informal ) Short for jus d'orange .
Related terms
References
^ 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 )
juice
( slang , Foreign Legion) coffee
( slang ) electricity , energy , power , juice
( slang , dated ) speech , address , presentation
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Haitian Creole: ji
→ Algerian Arabic: جي
→ Dutch: jus
→ English: jus
→ German: Jus , Schü
→ Luxembourgish: Jus
→ Norwegian Bokmål: sjy
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: sjy
→ West Frisian: sjú
References
Further reading
Gallo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
jus
manure
Gothic
Romanization
jūs
Romanization of 𐌾𐌿𐍃
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto ĵus , French juste and English just .
Pronunciation
Adverb
jus
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 )
juice ,
a liquid from a plant, especially fruit.
Synonym: sari buah
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 )
( 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 )
Alternative spelling of juz
Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
jūs n (genitive jūris ) ; third declension
Alternative spelling of iūs
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
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
second-person plural accusative of jūs
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English juice .
Noun
jus (Jawi spelling جوس , plural jus -jus , informal 1st possessive jusku , 2nd possessive jusmu , 3rd possessive jusnya )
juice :
a liquid from a plant, especially fruit.
a beverage made of juice.
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
Noun
jus (uncountable )
A natural liquid ( usually inherent to something )
juice ( liquid of a plant or beverage from such )
A herbal decoction or extract .
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 )
juice
Descendants
French: jus Haitian Creole: ji → Algerian Arabic: جي → Dutch: jus → English: jus → German: Jus , Schü → Luxembourgish: Jus → Norwegian Bokmål: sjy → Norwegian Nynorsk: sjy → West Frisian: sjú
Norman: jus
Etymology 2
From Old French jus .
Alternative forms
Adverb
jus
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
Conjunction
jus
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
Etymology 1
From Latin jus , ius ( broth ) , via English juice .
Alternative forms
Noun
jus m (definite singular jusen , indefinite plural juser , definite plural jusene )
juice
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Latin jus , ius ( law ) .
Alternative forms
Noun
jus m (definite singular jusen )
(study of) law , jurisprudence
References
“jus” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Latin jus , ius ( broth ) , via English juice .
Alternative forms
Noun
jus m (definite singular jusen , indefinite plural jusar , definite plural jusane )
juice
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Latin jus , ius ( law ) .
Alternative forms
Noun
jus m (definite singular jusen )
(study of) law , jurisprudence
References
“jus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Old Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin iūsum ~iōsum , from Classical Latin deorsum .
Adverb
jus
down
Antonym: sus
Preposition
jus
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
Adverb
jus
down
Antonym: sus
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Old Occitan
Adverb
jus
Alternative form of jos ( “ down ” )
Preposition
jus
Alternative form of jos ( “ below ” )
References
Pite Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnic (compare Finnish jos ).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
jus
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 )
prerogative
Synonym: prerrogativa
law
Synonym: direito
Derived terms
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English juice .
Noun
jus
juice