cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Jack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: jăk
ipa: /d͡ʒæk/
rhymes: -æk
Forms: form: Jacks
Etymology: From Middle English Jackin, Jankin, a popular pet form of John; rarely also an anglicized form of French Jacques (equivalent of Jacob and James). It can be also used as nickname for Jacob. Though the name was originally a pet form, it has become more of an independent name. Equivalent to John + -kin, Jake or Jacques. See also Middle French Hennequin, Jannequin and Middle Dutch Janneken.
Senses: examples: text: Well, if you ever plan to motor west / Jack, take my way, it's the highway that's the best / Get your kicks on Route 66
ref: 1946 April 22, Bobby Troup, “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66”, in New Juke Box Hits, performed by Chuck Berry, published March 1961, side 2, track 2:
glosses: A placeholder or conventional name for any man, particularly a younger, lower-class man.
examples: text: When he went home on leave he rioted on a large scale—pompously. Jack ashore—with a difference—in externals only.
ref: 1899, Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, section 1:
glosses: Ellipsis of Jack Tar, a sailor.
glosses: Ellipsis of Jack Rum, a soldier.
glosses: A jacqueminot rose.
Synonyms: John
Jacques
Jacob
James
Coordinate terms: Joan
Jill
Jane
Derived terms: all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
every man Jack
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill bathroom
Jack and Jill bedroom
Jack Benny
Jack Frost
Jack Ketch
Jack Nasty
Jack of all trades
Jack o' the clock
Jack out of doors
Jack Pudding
Jack Robinson
before you can say Jack Robinson
Jack Russell
jacktar
Jack Tar
Jack the lad
Jack the Ripper
Jack whore
Union Jack
Whispering Jack
Jade
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jades
Etymology: From the precious stone jade; taken into general use in the 1970s.
Senses: examples: text: Emily. Em-il-y, three syllables, like a knock on the door of destiny. Such an odd, old-fashioned name, compared to those Kylies and Traceys and Jades — names that reeked of Impulse and grease and stood out in gaudy neon colours —
ref: 2010, Joanne Harris, blueeyedboy, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 102:
glosses: A female given name from English.
Derived terms: Jade Goody effect
Jade
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jades
Senses: glosses: A surname
Jag
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -æɡ
Forms: form: Jags
Etymology: Shortening of Jaguar.
Senses: examples: text: "One of the ticket collectors at our local station," observed Mr. Fiennes, "has a Jag."
ref: 1960 February, “The future of B.R. passenger traffic”, in Trains Illustrated, page 76:
glosses: A Jaguar car.
Jaguar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A British motor car manufacturer.
Jaguar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jaguars
Senses: glosses: A motor car manufactured by this company
Derived terms: Jag
Jah
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʒɑː/
ipa: /jɑː/
ipa: /dʒɑ/
ipa: /jɑ/
rhymes: -ɑː
Forms: form: Yah
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew יָהּ (Yāh).
Senses: examples: text: Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalm 68:4:
topics: lifestyle
religion
glosses: A shortened form of the Tetragrammaton.
examples: text: So [...] he say a prayer of thanks because Jah know.
ref: 2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 13:
glosses: God.
Related terms: Jehovah
Yahweh
Tetragrammaton
Jak
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Jack (male given name)
Japonaise
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Japonaises
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of japonaise (“kind of dessert”).
Jarra
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: The local (Geordie) variant of Jarrow.
Senses: glosses: Geordie form of Jarrow.
Jas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jas.
form: Jaz
form: Jazz
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Jasper.
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Jasmine or any of its variant spellings.
glosses: A diminutive of the male given name James.
topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Abbreviation of James.
Synonyms: topics: biblical
religion
lifestyle
word: Jam.
sense: diminutive of James
word: Jamie
sense: diminutive of James
word: Jaime
sense: diminutive of James
word: Jem
sense: diminutive of James
word: Jemmy
Javanese
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/
rhymes: -iːz
Forms: form: Javanese
Etymology: From Java + -n- + -ese.
Senses: glosses: A person belonging to the Javanese people (one of the indigenous groups native to Java island).
glosses: A cat of a certain domestic cat breed.
Javanese
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/
rhymes: -iːz
Etymology: From Java + -n- + -ese.
Senses: glosses: An indigenous language spoken by Javanese people.
Related terms: Javanesic
Javanic
Wiktionary’s coverage of Javanese terms
Jay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
Forms: form: Jays
form: Jaye
Senses: glosses: An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old French jai (“jay (bird)”), a nickname for a chatty or showy person.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname
glosses: A placename
A hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England; named in the c. 13th century for the Jay family, prominent in that area (OS grid ref SO3974).
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A town in Santa Rosa County, Florida; named for postmaster J. T. Nowling.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A town in Franklin County, Maine; named for American statesman and Founding Father John Jay.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A town in Essex County, New York; named for John Jay.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A city, the county seat of Delaware County, Oklahoma; named for Jay Washburn, nephew of Cherokee leader Stand Watie.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A town on the Canadian border in Orleans County, Vermont; named for John Jay.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A township in Martin County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A township in Elk County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A placename
A locale in the United States.
A former settlement in California.
Derived terms: Jay County
Jayton
Jay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
Forms: form: Jays
Senses: examples: text: “I started to think about it. He’s coming in on a two-seater experimental plane to pitch me to go on a five-seater experimental sub that he has built down to the ocean floor to see the Titanic,” Jay said.
ref: 2023 June 24, Chris Lau and Sara Smart, “‘That could’ve been us,’ say father and son who pulled out of doomed Titan trip out of safety concerns”, in CNN:
text: When Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft jumped into the state’s gubernatorial race last year, the Republican vowed to tackle a slew of culture war issues, promising to fight the “woke politics” of “left-wing” banks and touting how he used his position to enact a regulation targeting those financial firms.
ref: 2024 March 17, Daniel Medina and Bob Ortega, “Emails show how a right-wing group steers GOP leaders on major policy issues”, in CNN:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given names James, Jacob, Jack, John, or Jason, or for any other name beginning with ⟨J⟩; also used as a formal given name.
examples: text: To Lt. and Mrs. John Ellingston (Beth Vollstedt), a daughter, Jay Karen, on September 17, 1945.
ref: 1947, Alpha Delta Pi, The Adelphean, volume 40, number 2, page 102:
text: In 1993, my daughter Jay returned home aged 21 after a disastrous marriage.
ref: 2007, Gráinne Smith, Families, Carers and Professionals: Building Constructive Conversations:
text: Within a few weeks, having endured a number of lengthy interviews, Jay found herself working in the Beijing office of the bureau of information.
ref: 2010, Ray Thompson, Fires Within, page 206:
glosses: A female given name.
Related terms: J
J.
Jaye
Jay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
Forms: form: Jays
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi जय (jay, literally “victory”).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Hindi.
Jay
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒeɪ/
rhymes: -eɪ
Forms: form: Jays
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of jay.
Jazz
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A fanciful spelling variant of Jaz and Jas.
Senses: examples: text: Jasper's teeth were set; he didn't move. "Jazz, this isn't anything you've seen before," Alice said quietly. "Trust me."
ref: 2008, Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Little, Brown and Company, page 492:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Jasper.
examples: text: His real name was James, but those who knew him seemed never to call him that. He was Jamesy, or more often Jazz.
ref: 2001, Ian Rankin, Resurrection Men, Orion, page 4:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given name James.
examples: text: "He calls you Jazzikins." He would. He had. Couldn't call me Jazz or Jasmine the way everyone else did.
ref: 2012? Madeleine Oh, At Long Last, in The Mammoth Book of Erotica: Volume 4, Constable and Robinson Ltd (2012)
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Jasmine.
Synonyms: sense: diminutive of James
word: Jamie
sense: diminutive of James
word: Jaime
sense: diminutive of James
word: Jem
sense: diminutive of James
word: Jemmy
Jean
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jēn
ipa: /d͡ʒiːn/
rhymes: -iːn
homophone: gene
homophone: Gene
enpr: zhän
ipa: /ʒɑːn/
rhymes: -ɑːn
Etymology: Variant of Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān). Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
The unincorporated community in Nevada, originally named Goodsprings Junction, was renamed Jean on 28 June 1905 by postmaster George Arthur Fayle in honor of his wife.
Senses: examples: text: There's not a bonnie flower that springs
By fountain, shaw, or green,
There's not a bonnie bird that sings
But minds me o' my Jean.
ref: 1788, Robert Burns, Of A' the Airts the Wind Can Blaw:
text: Isn't Jean a pretty name?"
"Not bad; but why don't you call her Miss Muir?"
"She begged me not. She hates it, and loves to be called Jean, alone."
ref: 1866, Louisa May Alcott, chapter II, in Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power:
text: He was trying to think of her name; she had come to cook him dinner twice last spring. Jean, maybe. Or Betty. One of these plain names.
ref: 1972, Anne Tyler, The Clock Winder, Knopf, page 67:
glosses: A female given name from French.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Nevada.
Derived terms: Jeanie
Jeannie
Jenny
Related terms: Jeanette
Jane
Jean
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jēn
ipa: /d͡ʒiːn/
rhymes: -iːn
homophone: gene
homophone: Gene
enpr: zhän
ipa: /ʒɑːn/
rhymes: -ɑːn
Etymology: From French Jean, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of John, Jack, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Sean, Shaun, Shane, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Juan, and Giovanni.
Senses: glosses: A male given name from French.
Related terms: Île Saint Jean
Isle de Jean Charles
Jean Potage
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Saint-Jean-du-Sud
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Jean
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jēn
ipa: /d͡ʒiːn/
rhymes: -iːn
homophone: gene
homophone: Gene
enpr: zhän
ipa: /ʒɑːn/
rhymes: -ɑːn
Etymology: A French surname from the male given name, or an English surname which originated as a variant spelling of Jayne or as a toponymic surname referring to Genoa, Italy.
Senses: examples: text: In his cast of characters, you really see a disproportionate focus, I think, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall him demanding the LSAT scores for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre.
ref: 2022 May 12, Dave Davies, “Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news?”, in NPR, spoken by Nicholas Confessore, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2023:
glosses: A surname.
Jed
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɛd/
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Jedidiah.
Jehu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יֵהוּא (Yēhûʔ). Attested to in Akkadian as 𒁹𒅀𒌑𒀀 𒌉 𒁹𒄷𒌝𒊑𒄿 (Yaua mār Ḫumrî, literally “Jehu son of Omri”).
Senses: examples: text: Now Azaēlos, the king of Syria, made war on the Israelites and their king Jehu, and ravaged the eastern parts of the country across the Jordan […] spreading fire everywhere and plundering everything and inflicting violence on all who fell into his hands.
ref: 1937, Josephus, Ralph Marcus, transl., chapter VIII, in Josephus: With an English Translation (Loeb Classical Library), volume VI (Jewish Antiquities), London: William Heinemann Ltd.; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, published 1958, →OCLC, book IX, paragraph 1, page 87:
glosses: A king of Israel in the 9th century B.C.
glosses: A male given name from Hebrew.
glosses: A surname.
Jehu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jehus
Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יֵהוּא (Yēhûʔ). Attested to in Akkadian as 𒁹𒅀𒌑𒀀 𒌉 𒁹𒄷𒌝𒊑𒄿 (Yaua mār Ḫumrî, literally “Jehu son of Omri”).
Senses: examples: text: ‘Are you sure, Atherton, that there is no one at the back?’
‘Of course I’m sure, — you can go and see for yourself if you like; do you think I’m blind? Jehu’s drunk.’ Throwing up the sash he addressed the driver. ‘What do you mean with your old gent at the window? — what window?’
ref: 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
glosses: Alternative form of jehu.
Jenny
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛni/
rhymes: -ɛni
homophone: Genny
Forms: form: Jennys
form: Jennies
form: Jenni
form: Jennie
Etymology: From Jen + -y, historically as a hypochoristic form of Janet, Jane, etc. or (rarely) Eugenia, Virginia, etc. but now more often used as a diminutive of Jennifer.
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in derivations from Jane etc.
In senses related to inanimate objects, partially derived from the generic senses of Jane and partially an informal pronunciation of engine.
Senses: examples: text: Jenny kissed me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in;
Time, you thief, who love to get
Sweets into your list, put that in!
Say I'm weary, say I'm sad,
Say that health and wealth have missed me,
Say I'm growing old, but add,
Jenny kissed me.
ref: 1837, Leigh Hunt, Jenny Kissed Me:
text: All this I recollect, but little more, except my mother gave me several beatings for calling my sister "Jenny", which I had learnt to do from others who knew her; but when my mother heard them, she was always very angry, and told them that her child had not such a vulgar name; at which many would laugh, and make a point of calling out "Jenny" to Virginia whenever they passed and saw her at the door.
ref: 1840, Frederick Marryat, chapter IV, in Poor Jack:
text: Jennifer Jo McIntire (with two Jennys now, everyone had followed Matthew’s lead and taken to calling her by her full name) […]
ref: 1994, Gerald N[iels] Lund, chapter 27, in A Season of Joy: A Historical Novel (The Work and the Glory; 5), Salt Lake City, Ut.: Bookcraft, published 1996 (3rd printing), →ISBN, pages 452–453:
glosses: A female given name.
examples: text: Mrs Wreford Brown died in 1946 and the house passed to Colonel and Mrs Jenny. […] From the Jennys it fell into the hands of developers and from them it passed to Colonel and Mrs Bryant and thence to us.
ref: 2003, Roy Strong, “The Inheritance”, in The Laskett: The Story of a Garden, London: Bantam Books, published 2005, →ISBN, page 25:
glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: creeping Jenny
Kick 'em Jenny
Related terms: Johnny
Jenny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛni/
rhymes: -ɛni
homophone: Genny
Forms: form: Jennies
form: Jenni
form: Jennie
Etymology: From Jen + -y, historically as a hypochoristic form of Janet, Jane, etc. or (rarely) Eugenia, Virginia, etc. but now more often used as a diminutive of Jennifer.
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in derivations from Jane etc.
In senses related to inanimate objects, partially derived from the generic senses of Jane and partially an informal pronunciation of engine.
Senses: glosses: A Wren (a member of the WRNS).
glosses: A Curtiss JN-4 airplane.
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of jenny.
Derived terms: inverted Jenny
Jenny invert
upside-down Jenny
Jerez
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Jerez. Doublet of sherry and Xeres.
Senses: glosses: A city in the province of Cádiz, western Andalusia, Spain. Official name: Jerez de la Frontera.
glosses: A town in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Official name: Jerez de los Caballeros.
Jerez
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Jerez. Doublet of sherry and Xeres.
Senses: examples: text: Not being accustomed to drink any but watered wine, he was imprudent enough to take down at one swallow a glass of Jerez.
ref: 1880, Edmondo De Amicis, Spain and the Spaniards, page 405:
text: He moved to the tantalus, poured her a glass of the sherry she preferred, and, holding his own as well, carried the glass of Jerez to her.
ref: 2019, Stephanie Laurens, A Conquest Impossible to Resist:
glosses: sherry
Jersey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɝzi/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛrze/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛrzɪ/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛrzi/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒøːzi/
note: Liverpool, fair–fur merger
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒeːzi/
note: Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛːzi/
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)zi
Etymology: From Middle English Gersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, further etymology disputed. Probably from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) + ey (“island”). Also occasionally and historically connected to Latin Caesarea, a common name given to locations conquered by the Romans in honor of Caesar (compare French Césarée). The latter theory still bestows the Latin translation of the island.
Senses: examples: text: The resilience of Jersey’s elite is not new (Jersey is perhaps the only place in Europe that had the same government before, during and after Nazi occupation) but it had never previously been described with such forensic force.
ref: 2018, Oliver Bullough, chapter 3, in Moneyland, Profile Books, →ISBN:
glosses: An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England.
glosses: A breed of dairy cattle from Jersey.
glosses: An English earldom.
qualifier: especially following north or south
glosses: New Jersey.
glosses: A town in Georgia, United States.
Derived terms: word: Duroc-Jersey
word: Jerseyan
word: Jersey bump
word: Jersey City
word: Jersey club
word: Jersey County
word: Jersey elm
word: Jersey Giant
word: Jersey girl
word: Jerseyite
word: Jersey justice
taxonomic: Centaurea paniculata
word: Jersey knapweed
word: Jersey lily
word: Jerseyman
word: Jersey Marine
word: Jersey Shore
word: Jersey sound
word: Jersey toadflax
word: Jerseyville
word: Joisey
word: New Jersey
Related terms: Jèrriais
Jersey
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɝzi/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛrze/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛrzɪ/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛrzi/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒøːzi/
note: Liverpool, fair–fur merger
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒeːzi/
note: Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛːzi/
rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)zi
Forms: form: Jerseys
Etymology: From Middle English Gersey, from Anglo-Norman Gersui, further etymology disputed. Probably from Old Norse [Term?], compound of Geirs (“Geirr's”) + ey (“island”). Also occasionally and historically connected to Latin Caesarea, a common name given to locations conquered by the Romans in honor of Caesar (compare French Césarée). The latter theory still bestows the Latin translation of the island.
Senses: glosses: A cow of the Jersey breed.
Related terms: Alderney
Guernsey
Sark
Jewel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jewels
Etymology: From jewel.
Senses: examples: text: Jewel he called her; and he would say this as he might have said ‘Jane,’ don’t you know, with a marital, homelike, peaceful effect. I heard the name for the first time ten minutes after I had landed in his courtyard, when, after nearly shaking my arm off, he darted up the steps and began to make a joyous, boyish disturbance at the door under the heavy eaves. ‘Jewel! O! Jewel. Quick! Here’s a friend come,’ …
ref: 1899 September – 1900 July, Joseph Conrad, chapter XXVIII, in Lord Jim: A Tale, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1900, →OCLC, pages 297–298:
text: "Of course Gladys and Eleanor, having graced the last generation of heroines and being at present in their social prime, will be passed on to the next generation of shopgirls——" / "Displacing Ella and Stella," interrupted Dick. / "And Pearl and Jewel,", Gloria added cordially, "and Earl and Elmer and Minnie." / "And then I'll come along," remarked Dick, "and picking up the obsolete name, Jewel, I'll attach it to some quaint and attractive character and it'll start its career all over again."
ref: 1922, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, “Portrait of a Siren”, in The Beautiful and Damned, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, book 1, pages 58–59:
glosses: A female given name from English from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century.
glosses: A male given name from English, a variant of Jewell, or from "jewel" like the female name.
Jo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jō
ipa: /d͡ʒəʊ/
ipa: /d͡ʒoʊ/
homophone: Joe
homophone: joe
homophone: Zhou
rhymes: -əʊ
Forms: form: Joe
Etymology: Clipping or hypochoristic form of various female given names beginning with Jo..., primarily Joan, Joanna, etc. but also Josephine and Jolene.
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in reference to the first derivation.
Senses: examples: text: "Its name is Samantha Jo, after Josiah and me. You know they call girls Jo and Josie a sight lately; its name is agreeable to Josiah and me, very.
ref: 1888, Marietta Holley, Josiah Allen's Wife as a P.A. and P.I.: Samantha at the Centennial, page 577:
text: Jo Rae Perkins was carrying about 50 percent of the vote in Oregon’s primary as of Wednesday afternoon, vanquishing three other Republican candidates to become the party’s nominee for the seat currently held by Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat.
ref: 2020 May 20, Mike Baker, “G.O.P. Voters Back QAnon Conspiracy Promoter for U.S. Senate”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 May 2020:
glosses: A female given name.
Derived terms: Jolene
Jody
Joanne
Jo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jō
ipa: /d͡ʒəʊ/
ipa: /d͡ʒoʊ/
homophone: Joe
homophone: joe
homophone: Zhou
rhymes: -əʊ
Etymology: Variant of Joe, diminutive form of Joseph, Josiah, etc.
Senses: examples: text: Name, Jo. Nothing else that he knows on. Don't know that everybody has two names. Never heerd of sich a think. Don't know that Jo is short for a longer name. Thinks it long enough for him. He don't find no fault with it. Spell it? No. He can't spell it.
ref: 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, “Chapter XI”, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:
glosses: Alternative form of Joe.
Derived terms: Jo Daviess County
Jody
Related terms: Jo block
Joan
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒoʊn/
ipa: /d͡ʒəʊn/
rhymes: -əʊn
Forms: form: Jo
form: Ione
form: Jone
form: Ioane
form: Joane
Etymology: A clipped or hypochoristic form of Joanna, from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. As a placeholder name, cf. similar use of John and Jack.
Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
Senses: examples: text: Maybe my mother didn't name me after Joan Crawford after all, I thought; she just told me that to cover up. She named me after Joan of Arc, didn't she know what happened to women like that?
ref: 1979, Margaret Atwood, Lady Oracle, page 336:
text: Joan Goldstein, the Jewish chair of the group’s chapter in North Jersey, has attended Ramadan celebrations throughout the years — although she said she hasn’t been able to do the full fast yet and still drinks water.
ref: 2023 November 22, Brammhi Balarajan, “US interfaith communities draw on decades-long bonds to navigate Israel-Hamas War”, in CNN:
glosses: A female given name from French, a feminine form of John.
Derived terms: country Joan
Joanie
Joany
Joan
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒoʊn/
ipa: /d͡ʒəʊn/
rhymes: -əʊn
Forms: form: Joans
form: Jo
form: Ione
form: Jone
form: Ioane
form: Joane
Etymology: A clipped or hypochoristic form of Joanna, from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. As a placeholder name, cf. similar use of John and Jack.
Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
Senses: examples: text: Ber. O and I forsoth in loue, I that haue been loues whip?...
Well, I will loue, write, sigh, pray, shue, grone,
Some men must loue my Ladie, and some Ione.
ref: 1598, William Shakespeare, Loues Labors Lost, 1st Quarto, Act III, Scene i
text: Joan’s as good as this French lady.
ref: 1606, Thomas Heywood, If You Knouu Not Me, You Know No Bodie:
text: ‘Ioan in the darke is as good as my lady:’
Nay, perhapps better, such ladies there may bee.
ref: 1611, John Davies, "Vpon Englishe Prouerbs", Scourge of Folly, §386
text: Bast. A foot of Honor better then I was,
But many a many foot of Land the worse.
Well, now can I make any Ioane a Lady,
Good den Sir Richard, Godamercy fellow,
And if his name be George, Ile call him Peter;
For new made honor doth forget mens names...
ref: 1623, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King Iohn, act I, scene i:
text: ...when Henslowe notes Heywood's next play he has a little more respect for him; for, although the total was again but five pounds, three pounds on February 10, 1598/9 and the rest two days later, the dramatist on both occasions is Mr. Heywood. The only surviving fragment of the piece, ‘Jonne as good as my ladey’, may be a song in Γυναικεῖον with the burden 'What care I how faire she bee...
ref: 1931, Arthur Melville Clark, Thomas Heywood, page 12:
text: A wife. But what wife and when? Pretty, yes, but godly and modest. He remembers something Taffy said once: ‘A homely Joan is as good as a lady when the lights are out.’ Aye, Taf, he thinks, but best to marry one whose face you can worship. An image of Lucy Tompkins pops unbidden into his mind.
ref: 2014, Antonia Senior, Treason's Daughter, page 169:
glosses: A placeholder or conventional name for any woman, particularly a younger lower-class woman.
examples: text: A grocer's wife attractd our eyes by a new-fashioned cap called a Joan.
ref: 1756, Connoisseur, number 134, page 810:
topics: fashion
lifestyle
glosses: A kind of close-fitting cap for women popular in the mid-18th century.
Synonyms: Jill
Jane
Coordinate terms: Jack
John
Derived terms: Joan's as good as my lady in the dark
Joanna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌd͡ʒoʊˈænə/
rhymes: -ænə
Forms: form: Jo
form: Joann
Etymology: From Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.
Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Latin [in turn from Hebrew].
examples: [A]nd the twelve were with him, and certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: One of the women following Jesus.
glosses: Obsolete spelling of Johanna (“the island of Anjouan”).
Derived terms: Joan
Job
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: jōb
ipa: /d͡ʒəʊb/
ipa: /d͡ʒɒb/
ipa: /d͡ʒɔb/
rhymes: -əʊb
homophone: job (second pronunciation)
Etymology: From Latin Iob, from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ), related to אָיַב (ʾāyaḇ, “to be an enemy”) and אוֹיֵב (ʾōyēḇ, “enemy”).
Senses: topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
glosses: A male given name from Hebrew.
topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
synonyms: word: Ayub
topics: Islam
religion
lifestyle
word: Ayoub
glosses: A character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience.
Derived terms: Jobie
Job's comforter
Job's news
Job's tears
patience of Job
patient as Job
poor as Job
Job
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: jōb
ipa: /d͡ʒəʊb/
ipa: /d͡ʒɒb/
ipa: /d͡ʒɔb/
rhymes: -əʊb
homophone: job (second pronunciation)
Forms: form: Jobs
Etymology: From Latin Iob, from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ), related to אָיַב (ʾāyaḇ, “to be an enemy”) and אוֹיֵב (ʾōyēḇ, “enemy”).
Senses: glosses: A person who shows remarkable patience, especially in the face of great misfortune.
Jobs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jobses
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: Jobsian
Jobs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Job
Jock
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɒk/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɑk/
rhymes: -ɒk
Etymology: A Scots variant of Jack.
Senses: examples: text: - - - If you want a Scotch name why don't you call him Jock?" Macgregor looked disgusted. "Because Jock is not a name, but a diminutive, as everybody knows well. It is the diminutive of John. And John is not a Scots name. The Scots form of that name is Ian. If you want to call him Ian Fetch, I shall say no more.
ref: 1975, Robertson Davies, World of Wonders, →ISBN, page 736:
glosses: A nickname.
glosses: A given name.
glosses: A surname.
Jock
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɒk/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɑk/
rhymes: -ɒk
Forms: form: Jocks
Etymology: A Scots variant of Jack.
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of jock
Joey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.i/
rhymes: -əʊi
Etymology: From Joe + -y.
Senses: examples: text: Indeed what do the tensomethings, who might be watching the show at that hour, make of jokes like Joey telling Chandler that his uncle Sal has a really big tongue.
ref: 1996, Television Quarterly: The Journal of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, volume XXVIII, number 3, page 4:
text: And not to rub salt in wounds, when it comes to making mincemeat of the competition, American Joey Chestnut is still top banana.
ref: 2015 July 2, Michael Pearson, “6 things to know about hot dog king Joey Chestnut”, in CNN:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given names Joe or Joseph.
glosses: A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.
Joh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒəʊ/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: Jo
homophone: joe
homophone: Joe
Senses: glosses: Diminutive of Johannes, notably used in reference to
examples: text: How Joh inspired a generation.
ref: 2005 April 25, Sydney Morning Herald:
text: Nationals shake off Joh era.
ref: 2006 December 29, The Australian:
text: Abolishing compulsory voting would take Queensland back to Joh era, says Wayne Swan.
ref: 2012 January 3, The Australian:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Diminutive of Johannes, notably used in reference to:
Sir Johannes “Joh” Bjelke-Petersen (1911–2005), Premier of Queensland 1968–1987.
Joh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒəʊ/
rhymes: -əʊ
homophone: Jo
homophone: joe
homophone: Joe
Forms: form: Johs
Etymology: Various origins:
* Borrowed from German Joh.
* Variant of Cho, a Korean surname.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Johnson
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɑnsən/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɒnsən/
rhymes: -ɒnsən
Forms: form: Johnsons
form: Jonson
Etymology: A patronymic surname from John + -son, literally “son of John”.
* In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous European immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc.
* Doublet of Johansson, Johansen, Jansen, and Hansen.
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of johnson (“penis”).
Joker
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Joker
Senses: examples: text: ...grinning like the Joker, Batman's nemesis, a character described in the story as being a favorite of Douglas's.
ref: 2007, Joe Layden, The Last Great Fight, page 217:
text: He started to laugh that maniacal laugh that sounded like the Joker on speed.
ref: 2008, Deborah Eden, The Destroyer, page 82:
text: I would've liked to have learned more, but the lady working the booth was a monstrous titan with dyed black hair, about ten rings on each hand, and a mouth like the Joker (Jack Nicholson version), and she spooked me.
ref: 2011, Steve Hely, How I Became a Famous Novelist, page 185:
text: Wide and taut, fixed and immobile. Like the Joker from Batman, he thought. Or one of his victims.
ref: 2014, Tania Carver, The Doll's House, page 22:
text: He looks like the Joker, the Latino one, what was his name? Cesar Romero.
ref: 2015, Manuel Luis Martinez, Drift: A Novel, page 16:
glosses: A fictional villain of DC Comics, noted for his insanity and cunning, who either wears clown makeup or is disfigured to appear as such, and who is archenemy of Batman.
Derived terms: become the Joker
Jokerfication
Jon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: In that Summer of 1909 the simple souls who even then desired to simplify the English tongue, had, of course, no cognizance of little Jon, or they would have claimed him for a disciple. But one can be too simple in this life, for his real name was Jolyon, and his living father and dead half-brother had usurped of old the other shortenings, Jo and Jolly. As a fact little Jon had done his best to conform to convention and spell himself first Jhon, then John; not till his father had explained the sheer necessity, had he spelled his name Jon.
ref: 1920 October, John Galsworthy, Awakening, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 6:
glosses: A male given name from Hebrew, variant of John.
examples: text: "I suppose I ought to call you Uncle Jack now." "Please don't. My name is Jonathan, and I've never had a nickname. Doesn't go with my character. So, Uncle Jon - if you must."
ref: 1994, Robertson Davies, The Cunning Man, Viking, published 1995, →ISBN, page 16:
text: Inundated with anti-Semitic tweets and frustrated by Twitter's initial response, New York Times editor Jon Weisman is packing up and leaving the social media platform.
ref: 2016 June 8, Tom Kludt, “New York Times editor quits Twitter over anti-Semitic tweets”, in CNN Business:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Jonathan.
Jon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jons
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Josh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ/
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɑʃ/
rhymes: -ɒʃ
Senses: examples: text: Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren are teaming up on a bill that targets pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as the health care industry faces growing scrutiny following last week's shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.
ref: 2024 December 11, Andrew Stanton, “Senators Turn Screws on Health Care Industry as CEO Shooting Fuels Scrutiny”, in Newsweek:
glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.
glosses: A city mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
Joule
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A variant of Jewell.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Derived terms: Joule heat
Joule heating
Joule-Kelvin effect
Joule-Thomson effect
Joule-Thomson expansion
Kelvin-Joule effect
Joy
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: joi
ipa: /d͡ʒɔɪ/
rhymes: -ɔɪ
homophone: joy
Etymology: From the noun joy, first used by Puritans in the 17th century.
Senses: examples: text: "I have no name: / I am but two days old." / What shall I call thee? / "I happy am, / Joy is my name." / Sweet joy befall thee!
ref: 1789, William Blake, Infant Joy:
text: She was named Muriel — after the rather peculiar name of John's mother. Her own mother would have it so; only wishing out of her full heart, happy one! that there should be a slight alteration made in the second name. Therefore the baby was called Muriel Joy — Muriel Joy Halifax.
ref: 1857, Dinah Craik, John Halifax, Gentleman, Chapter XXI
text: All the while, our baby Joyce was growing to be a very outgoing baby. ( - - - ) Given the joy we felt watching her grow and from our connection to the church, the name Joy seemed appropriate for our baby girl. Soon that's what we shortened it to, and what she is known by to this day.
ref: 2009, Princess Kasune Zulu, Warrior Princess, IVP Books, →ISBN, page 80:
glosses: A female given name from English.
glosses: A surname.
Related terms: Mount Joy
Jr.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Jr
form: Jnr
Senses: examples: text: "There are some things that RFK Jr. gets right," says former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden. "We do have a chronic disease crisis in this country, but we need to avoid simplistic solutions and stick with the science."
ref: 2024 November 15, Will Stone, Allison Aubrey, “RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback”, in NPR:
glosses: Abbreviation of junior, a title used after a son's name when his father has the same name.
Synonyms: english: British form
translation: British form
word: jnr
word: the Younger
word: Son
Hyponyms: english: two
translation: two
word: II
word: the Second
Related terms: english: senior
translation: senior
word: Sr.
word: Dr.
word: Sr.
word: Mr.
Judas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒuːdəs/
rhymes: -uːdəs
Forms: form: Iudas
form: judas
Etymology: From Middle English Iudas, from Latin Iudas, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá). Doublet of Judah.
Senses: topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities.
glosses: A male given name from Hebrew.
examples: text: […] you should as well reject those Deuterocanonici of the new testament as the epistle to the Hebrewes, Judas epistle and the Apocalyps […]
ref: 1615, John Ainsworth, The Trying Out of the Truth […] , page 122:
text: The Catholique (or General) Epistle of the Apostle JUDAS
ref: 1675, Francis Roberts, Clavis Bibliorum: The Key of the Bible […] , page 573:
text: St. Peter writes against those that had the doctrine of Balaam, 2 Pet. ii. 15, 16. St. Judas did the same, Jud. v. 11.
ref: 1778, John James Bachmair, The Revelation of St. John Historically Explained […] , page 11:
topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: Alternative form of Jude, the penultimate book of the Bible and its ascribed author, Jude the Apostle (Judas Thaddaeus).
Derived terms: Judas chair
Judas cradle
Judas goat
Judas-hole
Judas the Iscariot
Judas tree
Judas window
Judas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒuːdəs/
rhymes: -uːdəs
Forms: form: Judases
form: Iudas
form: judas
Etymology: From Middle English Iudas, from Latin Iudas, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá). Doublet of Judah.
Senses: examples: text: If there was a moment when Jack Dorsey first morphed from Jesus to Judas in the minds of many former Twitter staffers, it was when he described Elon Musk as the “singular solution” to take over the social media platform he co-founded.
ref: 2023 May 6, Hannah Murphy, “Twitter's co-founder moves against Musk”, in FT Weekend, page 9:
glosses: A traitor; a person not to be trusted.
examples: text: The door was slammed in his face, and the Judas clicked shut, leaving him alone in the draughty street, now smelling of night and approaching snow.
ref: 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 706:
text: At the top of the stairs was a heavy door with a peephole. Flick banged on it and stood where her face could be seen through the judas.
ref: 2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, →ISBN, page 359:
glosses: Ellipsis of Judas-hole (“small hole for spying”).
Judas
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒuːdəs/
rhymes: -uːdəs
Forms: form: Iudas
form: judas
Etymology: From Middle English Iudas, from Latin Iudas, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá). Doublet of Judah.
Senses: qualifier: minced oath
glosses: Jesus! (an exclamation used to express shock or surprise at something negative)
Derived terms: sweet Judas
Judges
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: -ʌdʒɪz
Etymology: Reference to the contents of the book, a chronicle of the acts of the Judges of Israel.
Senses: topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
synonyms: word: Jdg.
glosses: The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
Judges
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ʌdʒɪz
Etymology: Reference to the contents of the book, a chronicle of the acts of the Judges of Israel.
Senses: glosses: plural of Judge
Jul
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: related: word: Jul.
word: JUL
word: Jan
word: Feb
word: Mar
word: Apr
word: May
word: Jun
word: Aug
word: Sep
word: Oct
word: Nov
word: Dec
glosses: Abbreviation of July.
Jul.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jul
form: JUL
Senses: related: word: Jan.
word: Feb.
word: Mar.
word: Apr.
word: May
word: Jun.
word: Aug.
word: Sep.
word: Oct.
word: Nov.
word: Dec.
glosses: Abbreviation of July.
Jun
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jhun
Senses: related: word: Jun.
word: JUN
word: Jan
word: Feb
word: Mar
word: Apr
word: May
word: Jul
word: Aug
word: Sep
word: Oct
word: Nov
word: Dec
glosses: Abbreviation of June.
Jun
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Jhun
Etymology: Clipping of Junior.
Senses: glosses: A diminutive of the male given name Junior
Jun.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: related: word: Jan.
word: Feb.
word: Mar.
word: Apr.
word: May
word: Jul.
word: Aug.
word: Sep.
word: Oct.
word: Nov.
word: Dec.
glosses: Abbreviation of June.
Jun.
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: related: word: jun.
synonyms: Jr.
coordinate_terms: Sen.
glosses: Abbreviation of junior.
Junio
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Junios
Etymology: From Spanish Junio and Portuguese Junio. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
Senses: glosses: A Filipino surname from Spanish.
glosses: A surname from Portuguese.
Junker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Junkers
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of junker.
Jute
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /d͡ʒuːt/
ipa: /juːt/
rhymes: -uːt
homophone: jute
homophone: ute
Forms: form: Jutes
Etymology: From Latin plural Iuti, Iutae (in Bede), from Old English Ēotas. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *eut, from Proto-Germanic *eutaz, *eutaniz. The spelling was later influenced by Medieval Latin Jutae, Juti.
Senses: examples: text: No Jute is left to wield a sword to save this hoard. No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward.
ref: 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 40:
glosses: A member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark that invaded England about the same time as the Angles and the Saxons in the beginning of the Middle Ages, but were eventually integrated by the time of the Norman Conquest.
Derived terms: Jutic
Jutish
K
Language: English
Part of speech: character
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪ/
note: name of letter
ipa: [kʰeɪ]
note: name of letter
rhymes: -eɪ
Forms: form: k
form: Ks
form: K's
Senses: examples: text: The symbol K, however, was not entirely lost; it is found irregularly in inscriptions of all dates down to the times of the empire, and regularly as an initial abbreviation of Kalendæ, Karthago, Kæso (the proper name).
ref: 1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 616
glosses: The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
Related terms: word: letter
word: A
word: a
word: B
word: b
word: C
word: c
word: D
word: d
word: E
word: e
word: F
word: f
word: G
word: g
word: H
word: h
word: I
word: i
word: J
word: j
word: K
word: k
word: L
word: l
word: M
word: m
word: N
word: n
word: O
word: o
word: P
word: p
word: Q
word: q
word: R
word: r
word: S
word: s
word: T
word: t
word: U
word: u
word: V
word: v
word: W
word: w
word: X
word: x
word: Y
word: y
word: Z
word: z
K
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪ/
note: name of letter
ipa: [kʰeɪ]
note: name of letter
rhymes: -eɪ
Forms: form: k
Senses: glosses: The ordinal number eleventh, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
raw_tags: number
K
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /keɪ/
note: name of letter
ipa: [kʰeɪ]
note: name of letter
rhymes: -eɪ
Etymology: Clipping of OK.
Senses: examples: text: K, dad, I'll go to my room.
ref: 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 23:
synonyms: 'kay
glosses: OK
Related terms: ace K
actinium-K
Chiney K
Generation K
K-10
K-bentonite
K-cell
K-Country
K-factor
K-feldspar
K-gun
K-Mag
K-meson
K of C
K-particle
K-popper
K-Quarantine
K-rat
K-swap
K-swapped
K-T
K to 10
K-Town
K-wave
KI
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of East Kalimantan: a province of Indonesia.
Kabuki
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of kabuki.
Kai
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kaɪ/
rhymes: -aɪ
Etymology: Taken into regular use in the 1990s, with earlier popularity peaks in Scandinavia and Germany. The medieval Danish Kaj is possibly of Roman origin, Latinized as Caius, like the rare medieval English male given name Kay. The German Kai may also derive from a West Frisian pet form of Gerard, Cornelius, Nicholas, or Kampe "warrior". In the U.S. Kai has also been explained as Hawaiian kai (“sea”).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from the Germanic languages, of modern usage.
glosses: A female given name of modern usage.