joystick

== English == === Alternative forms === joy-stick, joy stick === Etymology === From joy +‎ stick. First attested around 1910 (as joy-stick) as the control stick on an airplane. Its relation to the word joy is unclear. === Pronunciation === enPR: joi′stĭk′ (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪ.stɪk/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoɪ.stɪk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoɪ.stək/ Hyphenation: joy‧stick === Noun === joystick (plural joysticks) A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment. Hyponyms: center stick, sidestick (slang) A penis. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === joystick (third-person singular simple present joysticks, present participle joysticking, simple past and past participle joysticked) (rare, transitive) To maneuver by means of a joystick (noun sense 1). === Further reading === joystick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English joystick. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɔi̯.stɪk] Hyphenation: joy‧stick === Noun === joystick m (plural joysticks, diminutive joystickje n) joystick (mechanical control device) (nautical) tiller extension (attachment to the tiller) == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English joystick. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʒoi̯stik/, [ˈdʒo̞i̯s̠tik] Rhymes: -oistik Syllabification(key): joy‧stick Hyphenation(key): joy‧stick === Noun === joystick (especially gaming) synonym of sauvaohjain (“joystick”) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “joystick”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English joystick. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔjs.tik/, /d͡ʒojsˈtik/ Rhymes: -ɔjstik, -ik Hyphenation: joy‧stick === Noun === joystick m (invariable) joystick (mechanical control device) === Further reading === joystick in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication joystick in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) joystick in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Derived from English joystick. === Noun === joystick m (definite singular joysticken, indefinite plural joysticker, definite plural joystickene) joystick (mechanical control device) === References === “joystick” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “joystick” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Derived from English joystick. === Noun === joystick m (definite singular joysticken, indefinite plural joystickar, definite plural joystickane) joystick (mechanical control device) === References === “joystick” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Alternative forms === dżojstik (less common) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English joystick. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔj.stik/ Rhymes: -ɔjstik Syllabification: joy‧stick === Noun === joystick m inan joystick (a mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment) Synonym: pad komputerowy joystick ― computer joystick joystick i klawiatura ― joystick and keyboard sterować joystickiem ― to control with a joystick obsługiwać za pomocą joysticka ― to operate with a joystick ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Woliński, Marcin; Saloni, Zygmunt; Wołosz, Robert; Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz; Skowrońska, Danuta; Bronk, Zbigniew (2020), “joystick”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish]‎[3], 4. online edition, Warszawa “joystick”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “joystick”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English joystick. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoistik/ [ˈt͡ʃoi̯.st̪ik] Rhymes: -oistik Syllabification: joy‧stick === Noun === joystick m (plural joysticks) joystick (mechanical control device) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “joystick”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA