jonc

Catalan

Alternative forms

• junc

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iuncus (“reed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈʒoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈʒoŋk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒoŋk]

Noun

jonc m (plural joncs)

1. rush (plant of the genus Juncus)
2. reed (hollow stem of rush plant)

Derived terms

• enjoncar
• jonca
• joncós
• jonquera
• jonquet

Related terms

• jonça

Further reading

• “jonc”, 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

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French jonc, from Old French jonc, from Latin iuncus (“bulrush; cane made from a bulrush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

jonc m (plural joncs)

1. (botany) rush, bulrush
2. cane, rattan
3. trim (of a car)
4. bangle, ring
5. (slang) gold, object made of gold
6. (slang, dated) dick (penis)

Derived terms

• ajonc
• macjonc

Further reading

• “jonc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.

Adjective

jonc

1. young

   Antonym: out

2. (in the superlative) most recent

Inflection

Adjective

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	indefinite	jonc	jonge	jonc	jonge
	definite	jonge	jonge
accusative	indefinite	jongen	jonge	jonc	jonge
	definite	jonge
genitive	indefinite	joncs	jonger	joncs	jonger
	definite	joncs, jongen	joncs, jongen
dative		jongen	jonger	jongen	jongen

Descendants

• Dutch: jong
  • Afrikaans: jonk
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: junggu
  • Negerhollands: jun
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: jungu
  • → Papiamentu: yòn, jonk
  • → Saramaccan: njonku
• Limburgish: jong, jonk

Further reading

• “jonc (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “jonc (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I