djók

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English joke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tjouːk/

Noun

djók n (genitive singular djóks, nominative plural djók)

  1. (slang) a joke
    Synonym: grín
    Þetta er án djóks það fyndnasta sem ég hef séð. ― No joke, this is the funniest thing I've ever seen.
    Slappaðu af, þetta var bara djók ― Relax, it was just a joke.

Usage notes

Also exists in the less common masculine form djókur.

Declension

Declension of djók (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative djók djókið djók djókin
accusative djók djókið djók djókin
dative djóki djókinu djókum djókunum
genitive djóks djóksins djóka djókanna

Derived terms

Interjection

djók

  1. (slang) joking!, joke!
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