vits
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Witz, from Proto-Germanic *witją, cognate with English wit. Derived from Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”) (cf. Danish vide).
Pronunciation
Noun
vits c (singular definite vitsen, plural indefinite vitser)
Declension
Declension of vits
Synonyms
References
- “vits” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Noun
vits m
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Witz (“joke”), related to vidd and vittig.
Noun
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
References
- “vits” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Witz (“joke”), related to vidd and vittig.
Noun
vits m (definite singular vitsen, indefinite plural vitsar, definite plural vitsane)
Derived terms
- vitsa, vitse (verb)
- vitsemakar m
- vitseteikning f
References
- “vits” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
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
| Declension of vits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vits | vitsen | vitsar | vitsarna |
| Genitive | vits | vitsens | vitsars | vitsarnas |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- vits in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vits in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vits in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
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Alternative forms
Noun
vits (plural vitsetik)