Latin

Alternative forms

• jocō

Verb

iocō ‎(present infinitive iocāre, perfect active iocāvī, supine iocātum); first conjugation

1. I joke or jest
2. I play

Inflection

Related terms

• iocor

Noun

iocō

1. dative singular of iocus
2. ablative singular of iocus

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ioco”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be now jesting, now in earnest: ioca et seria agere
    
  • (ambiguous) to make a joke: ioco uti (Off. 1. 29. 103)
    
  • (ambiguous) joking apart: extra iocum, remoto ioco (Fam. 7. 11. 3)