vits

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Witz, from Proto-Germanic *witją, cognate with English wit. Derived from Proto-Germanic *witaną (to know) (cf. Danish vide).

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vits c (singular definite vitsen, plural indefinite vitser)

  1. joke

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French

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vits m

  1. plural of vit

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From German Witz (joke), related to vidd and vittig.

Noun

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vits m (definite singular vitsen, indefinite plural vitser, definite plural vitsene)

  1. point, use
    Hva er vitsen med å forklare alt? – What's the point of explaining everything?
  2. a joke, witticism, jest

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From German Witz (joke), related to vidd and vittig.

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vits m (definite singular vitsen, indefinite plural vitsar, definite plural vitsane)

  1. a joke, witticism, jest
  2. point, use

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Witz.

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vits c

  1. a point
    Vad är vitsen med det?
    What's the point of that?
  2. a joke (funny story)
    Synonyms: rolig historia, (joke in the more general sense) skämt
    Nisse drog en rolig vits
    Nisse told a funny joke

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Noun

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vits (plural vitsetik)

  1. hill
  2. mountain
    ta jol vits - on the mountaintop