Alternative forms

• joy-stick, joy stick

Etymology

From joy +‎ stickCategory:English compound terms#JOYSTICK. First attested around 1910 (as joy-stick) as the control stick on an airplane. Its relation to the word joy is unclearCategory:English terms with unknown etymologies#JOYSTICK.

Pronunciation

• enPR: joi′stĭk′
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪ.stɪk/Category:English 2-syllable words#JOYSTICKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#JOYSTICK
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoɪ.stɪk/Category:English 2-syllable words#JOYSTICKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#JOYSTICK
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoɪ.stək/Category:English 2-syllable words#JOYSTICKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#JOYSTICK
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒj.sʈik/Category:English 2-syllable words#JOYSTICKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#JOYSTICK

• Audio (US):

  (file)

  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#JOYSTICK
• Hyphenation: joy‧stick

Noun

joystick (plural joysticks)Category:English lemmas#JOYSTICKCategory:English nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:English countable nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with entries#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with 8 entries#JOYSTICK

2. 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

   • 1989, Microtimes, volume 6, page 140:

     If games are your life, the choice of a joystick is desperately important.

     Category:English terms with quotations#JOYSTICK

3. (slangCategory:English slang#JOYSTICK) A penis.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis

   • 2015, “Gamez”, performed by Maejor ft. Keri Hilson:

     She playing with my joystick
     All in my two seater

     Category:English terms with quotations#JOYSTICK

Verb

joystick (third-person singular simple present joysticks, present participle joysticking, simple past and past participle joysticked)Category:English lemmas#JOYSTICKCategory:English verbs#JOYSTICKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with entries#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with 8 entries#JOYSTICK

1. (rareCategory:English terms with rare senses#JOYSTICK, transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#JOYSTICK) To maneuver by means of a joystick (noun sense 1).
   • 2006, Sid Davis, Home makeovers that sell, page 124:

     Marketing your home isn't as difficult as joysticking a Mars rover through a crater, despite what many people believe.

     Category:English terms with quotations#JOYSTICK

   • 2007, Gerhard Lakemeyer, Elizabeth Sklar, Domenico G Sorrenti, Tomoichi Takahashi, RoboCup 2006: Robot Soccer World Cup X, page 254:

     Therefore, part of the errors in the localization results is due to the problem of joysticking the robot exactly onto the marked positions.

     Category:English terms with quotations#JOYSTICK

     Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned
   • 2007, Gaurav Suhas Sukhatme, Stefan Schaal, Wolfram Burgard, Dieter Fox, Robotics: Science and Systems II, page 106:

     It can run in autonomous mode or be manually joysticked using a radio controller.

     Category:English terms with quotations#JOYSTICK

     Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned

Further reading

• joystick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from English#JOYSTICKCategory:Dutch terms derived from English#JOYSTICK joystick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒɔi̯.stɪk]Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#JOYSTICK

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#JOYSTICK
• Hyphenation: joy‧stick

Noun

joystick m (plural joysticks, diminutive joystickje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#JOYSTICKCategory:Dutch nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#JOYSTICKCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#JOYSTICKCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with entries#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with 8 entries#JOYSTICK

2. joystick (mechanical control device)
3. (nauticalCategory:nl:Nautical#JOYSTICK) tiller extension (attachment to the tiller)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from English#JOYSTICKCategory:Finnish unadapted borrowings from English#JOYSTICKCategory:Finnish terms derived from English#JOYSTICK joystick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒoi̯stik/, [ˈdʒo̞i̯s̠tik]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#JOYSTICKCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#JOYSTICK
• Rhymes: -oistikCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/oistik#JOYSTICKCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/oistik/2 syllables#JOYSTICK
• Syllabification^(key): joy‧stick
• Hyphenation^(key): joy‧stick

Noun

joystickCategory:Finnish lemmas#JOYSTICKCategory:Finnish nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Finnish terms spelled with C#JOYSTICKCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with entries#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with 8 entries#JOYSTICK

1. (especially gamingCategory:fi:Gaming#JOYSTICK) synonym of sauvaohjain (“joystick”)

Further reading

• “joystick”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian unadapted borrowings from English#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian terms derived from English#JOYSTICK joystick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔjs.tik/, /d͡ʒojsˈtik/Category:Italian 2-syllable words#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian 2-syllable words#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#JOYSTICK
• Rhymes: -ɔjstik, -ikCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɔjstik#JOYSTICKCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɔjstik/2 syllables#JOYSTICKCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ik#JOYSTICKCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ik/2 syllables#JOYSTICK
• Hyphenation: joy‧stick

Noun

joystick m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian countable nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian terms spelled with Y#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian terms spelled with K#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian terms spelled with J#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#JOYSTICKCategory:Italian masculine nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with entries#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with 8 entries#JOYSTICK

2. 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

Etymology

Derived from EnglishCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English#JOYSTICK joystick.

Noun

joystick m (definite singular joysticken, indefinite plural joysticker, definite plural joystickene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#JOYSTICKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms spelled with C#JOYSTICKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#JOYSTICKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with entries#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with 8 entries#JOYSTICK

2. joystick (mechanical control device)

References

• “joystick” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “joystick” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Etymology

Derived from EnglishCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English#JOYSTICK joystick.

Noun

joystick m (definite singular joysticken, indefinite plural joystickar, definite plural joystickane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#JOYSTICKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms spelled with C#JOYSTICKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#JOYSTICKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with entries#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with 8 entries#JOYSTICK

2. joystick (mechanical control device)

References

• “joystick” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• dżojstik (less common)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#JOYSTICKCategory:Polish unadapted borrowings from English#JOYSTICKCategory:Polish terms derived from English#JOYSTICK joystick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔj.stik/Category:Polish 2-syllable words#JOYSTICKCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#JOYSTICK

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#JOYSTICK
• Rhymes: -ɔjstikCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɔjstik#JOYSTICKCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɔjstik/2 syllables#JOYSTICK
• Syllabification: joy‧stick

Noun

joystick m inanCategory:Polish lemmas#JOYSTICKCategory:Polish nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#JOYSTICKCategory:Polish masculine nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with entries#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with 8 entries#JOYSTICK

1. 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 joystickCategory:Polish terms with collocations#JOYSTICK

   joystick i klawiatura ― joystick and keyboardCategory:Polish terms with collocations#JOYSTICK

   sterować joystickiem ― to control with a joystickCategory:Polish terms with collocations#JOYSTICK

   obsługiwać za pomocą joysticka ― to operate with a joystickCategory:Polish terms with collocations#JOYSTICK

   • 1998 December 3, Radek Daszyński, “Mini, MIDI, czy maxi”, in Dziennik Bałtycki, Gdańsk: Polskapresse, oddział Prasa Bałtycka, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Dobrze jest także wyposażyć komputer w joystick lub konsolę do gry. Zaoszczędzi to częstych awarii klawiatury.

     It is also a good idea to equip your computer with a joystick or a gaming console. This will save you from frequent keyboard failures.

     Category:Polish terms with quotations#JOYSTICK

   • 1999 August 13, Marek Ponikowski, “Formula Seata”, in Dziennik Bałtycki, Gdańsk: Polskapresse, oddział Prasa Bałtycka, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Kierowca może zmieniać biegi[,] używając oryginalnego joysticka na środkowym tunelu bądź też, nie odrywając rąk od kierownicy, dwoma umieszczonymi pod nią przyciskami.

     The driver can change gears[,] using the original joystick on the central tunnel or, without taking his hands off the steering wheel, using the two buttons located below it.

     Category:Polish terms with quotations#JOYSTICK

   • 2001 October 6, Paweł Walewski, “Operacja robot”, in Polityka‎, number 2318, Warszawa: Polityka — Spółdzielnia Pracy, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Zestaw chirurgiczny składa się z konsoli z monitorem i elementami kontrolnymi oraz samego robota. Ramiona robota z wymiennymi narzędziami są kierowane za pomocą joysticków, zaś kamera przekazująca obraz operowanego miejsca — głosem.

     The surgical set consists of a console with a monitor and control elements and the robot itself. The robot arms with interchangeable tools are controlled by joysticks, while the camera transmitting the image of the operated site — by voice.

     Category:Polish terms with quotations#JOYSTICK

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]‎, 4. online edition, Warszawa
• “joystick”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “joystick”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎ (in Polish)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from English#JOYSTICKCategory:Spanish unadapted borrowings from English#JOYSTICKCategory:Spanish terms derived from English#JOYSTICK joystick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoistik/ [ˈt͡ʃoi̯.st̪ik]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#JOYSTICKCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#JOYSTICK

• Rhymes: -oistikCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oistik#JOYSTICKCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oistik/2 syllables#JOYSTICK
• Syllabification: joy‧stick

Noun

joystick m (plural joysticks)Category:Spanish lemmas#JOYSTICKCategory:Spanish nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Spanish countable nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Spanish terms spelled with K#JOYSTICKCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#JOYSTICKCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with entries#JOYSTICKCategory:Pages with 8 entries#JOYSTICK

2. joystick (mechanical control device)

Further reading

• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “joystick”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA