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Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈarˌbajdə/, /ˈɑːˌb̥ɑjˀd̥ə/,
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German arbeit, German Arbeit, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål arbeid, Swedish arbete, and Faroese arbeiði. A native form of the word is found in Old Danish ærvede, Old Norse erfiði (still in Swedish arvode (“salary”)).
Noun
arbejde n (singular definite arbejdet, plural indefinite arbejder, in compounds: arbejds-)
- work (labour, employment, occupation, job)
- Jeg har fået arbejde i en butik.
- I have gotten a job at a shop.
- (physics) work
- Stemplet udfører et arbejde på gassen.
- The piston does work on the gas.
- work (effort expended on a particular task)
- Det var et hårdt arbejde, men nu er vi færdige.
- It was hard work, but now we are finished.
Declension
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Etymology 2
From Middle Low German arbeiden, cf. also German arbeiten. Derived from the noun.
Verb
arbejde (imperative arbejd, infinitive at arbejde, present tense arbejder, past tense arbejdede, perfect tense har arbejdet)
- work, to do a specific task (Generally for money)
Derived terms
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