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joc
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Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Catalan joc, from Latin iocus (“pastime, sport”). Compare Occitan jòc, French jeu, Spanish juego.
Pronunciation
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
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Etymology 2
Ultimately from Frankish *juk (“perch, roost”).
Alternative forms
- jóc (pre-2016)
Pronunciation
Noun
joc m or f (plural jocs)
Derived terms
- anar a joc (“to put (birds) in their roost; (figuratively) to put to bed”)
- ésser a joc (“to be in bed”)
Adjective
joc (feminine joca, masculine plural jocs, feminine plural joques)
- lying down, in bed
References
- “joc”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “joc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “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.
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