Witz

See also: witz

German

Etymology

Old High German wizzi, from Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vɪts]
Audio (file)

Noun

Witz m (genitive Witzes, plural Witze)

Declension

Declension of Witz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Witz	die	Witze
genitive	eines	des	Witzes	der	Witze
dative	einem	dem	Witz, Witze¹	den	Witzen
accusative	einen	den	Witz	die	Witze

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(joke): Scherz

Derived terms

Related terms

Antiwitz
Blondinenwitz
gewitzt
Insiderwitz
Mantawitz
Mutterwitz
Schottenwitz
Seemannswitz
Treppenwitz
vorwitzig
Witzblatt
Witzbold
witzeln
Witzfigur
witzig
Witzigkeit
Witzlei
Witzling
witzlos
Witzseite
Witzwort

See also

Further reading

Witz in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German wizzi, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Cognate with German Witz, English wit, Dutch wit, Icelandic vit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vit͡s/

Noun

Witz m (plural Witzen or Witzer)

joke

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