Latvian

Noun

joks m (1st declension)

1. joke, jest (words or behavior that amuses, causes laughter)

   asprātīgi, muļķīgi, sekli joki‎ ― witty, stupid, shallow jokes

   stāstīt jokus‎ ― to tell jokes

   tas tik bija joks!‎ ― this was such a joke!

   joku stāsts‎ ― humorous story

   joka pēc, joka dēļ‎ ― just for fun

   humoram jāieņem liela vieta cilvēka dzīvē... bez joka, bez smiekliem nevar dzīvot!‎ ― humor must take an important part in human life... without joke(s), without laughs one cannot live!

2. joke (words or actions not meant to be taken seriously)

   pa jokam‎ ― jokingly, not seriously (lit. by joke)

   nav (nekāds) joks'‎ ― this is no joke

   nav joka lieta‎ ― this is no joke

   bez jokiem‎ ― no joke (= this is serious)

   nebaidies, tas bija tikai joks‎ ― don't be afraid, that was only a joke

   netici viņam, tie bija tikai muļķīgi joki‎ ― don't believe him, these were just stupid jokes

Declension

Derived terms

• jocīgs, jocīgums
• jokdaris, jokdare
• jokot, jokoties
• jokupēteris

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “joks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [joks]

Adjective

jóks m ‎(feminine jokià)

1. no

Declension

Pronoun

jóks

1. no

Declension

See also

• koks
• toks