verk

Faroese

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛɹ̥k/

Noun

verk n (genitive singular verks, plural Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

  1. work
    • í óðum verkum
      planless, unmotivated
    • seta í verk
      put into operation
  2. works, product
  3. power plant
  4. e.g. clockwork
  5. (administration) service, system

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

work

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛr̥k/
  • Rhymes: -ɛr̥k

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Noun

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  1. work, chore
  2. creation, work, doings
  3. composition
Declension
Derived terms
See also

Noun

verk

  1. indefinite accusative singular of verkur
  2. indefinite dative singular of verkur

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërkko, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werką. Cognates include Finnish verkko.

Noun

verk

  1. net

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verkr.

Noun

verk m (definite singular verken, uncountable)

  1. pain, ache
  2. pus
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), related to yrke (profession) and virke (to function). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Noun

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  1. oeuvre
  2. industrial facility, works (UK) (treated as singular)
  3. work
Synonyms
Derived terms

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛrk/
  • IPA(key): /ʋæʂk/ (Trøndelag)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verkr.

Noun

verk m (definite singular verken, uncountable)

  1. pain, ache
  2. pus
  3. inflammation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), related to yrke (profession) and virke (to function).

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. industrial facility, works (UK) (treated as singular)
  2. work
Derived terms

Verb

verk

  1. imperative of verka
  2. imperative of verkja

References

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-. Cognate with Old English weorc.

Noun

verk n (genitive verks, plural verk)

  1. work, deed
    mikil verk
    great deeds

Declension

  • verka (to work)
  • yrki n sg (a work)
  • yrkja (to work; compose a text (especially in law or poetry))

Descendants

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  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Old Swedish: værk
    • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Old Danish: værk
  • Old Gutnish: werk

Swedish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /værk/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: värk

Noun

verk n

  1. a work; something which has been accomplished
    Den tredje symfonin är kompositörens mest betydelsefulla verk
    The third symphony is the composer's most important work
  2. a case, an event (under study or at hand)
    i själva verket
    in reality, actually
  3. an agency running directly under the government
  4. the electric or water services or some other services of a municipality, e.g. vattenverk, reningsverk, elverk, renhållningsverk (the latter: cleaning services)
  5. a mill; a machine or a facility for a certain kind of production or activity
  6. a unit formed by several smaller components

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

References

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërkko, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werką. Cognates include Finnish verkko.

Noun

verk

  1. net
  2. spiderweb

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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