joc
See also: jòc, jôc, and Joć
Catalan
Etymology
From Inherited from Old Catalan joc, from Latin iocus (“pastime, sport”). Compare Occitan jòc, French jeu, Spanish juego.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈʒɔk/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔk/
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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
- enjogassar
- joc d'atzar
- joc de cartes
- joc de mans
- joc de mots
- joc de paraules
- joc de rol
- joc de taula
- joc de tauler
- joguina
- teoria dels jocs
- videojoc
Related terms
- joguet
- joguina
- jugar
References
- “joc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “joc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “joc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “joc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “jocus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 42
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin jocus, iocus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒok/
- Rhymes: -ok
Noun
joc n (plural jocuri)
- game, play
- dance
Declension
Declension of joc
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) joc | jocul | (niște) jocuri | jocurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) joc | jocului | (unor) jocuri | jocurilor |
| vocative | jocule | jocurilor | ||
Related terms
- juca
- jucărie
- jucător
Verb
joc
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of juca