English → Latin
“jocose” in Latin
iocōsusfunny, full of jesting, jocose, humorous, jokey, light-heartedioculārisfunny, jocular, amusing; facetious, laughable, drolljŏcŭlārĭusludicrous, drollrīdiculuslaughable, funny, amusing, humorous; laughable, silly, absurd, ridiculousrīdeōto laugh; to laugh at, ridicule, mockanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason,
The English word jocose itself goes back to Latin iocus, through iocōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
jocose
jocosus (of persons or things): jocularis: jocularius (of things): ridiculus (laughable; of persons or things): ridendus (at which one must laugh; of things): ☞ joculator, Cic., Att., 4, 16, 3, is a very uncertain reading: (hilarus et) ad jocandum promtus (cheerful; fond of cutting jokes; e.g., animus). To be very jocose, multi joci esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for jocose?
- The usual Latin words for “jocose” are iocōsus, ioculāris, jŏcŭlārĭus; also rīdiculus, rīdeō, animus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.