jonc

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin iuncus (“reed”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    jonc m (plural joncs)

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

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    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)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔ̃

    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

    Further reading

    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
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