verk

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Pronunciation

Noun

verk n (genitive singular verks, plural verk)

  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

Declension of verk
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative verk verkið verk verkini
accusative verk verkið verk verkini
dative verki verkinum verkum verkunum
genitive verks verksins verka verkanna

Synonyms

work

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Noun

verk n (genitive singular verks, nominative plural verk)

  1. work, chore
  2. creation, work, doings
  3. composition
Declension
declension of verk
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative verk verkið verk verkin
accusative verk verkið verk verkin
dative verki verkinu verkum verkunum
genitive verks verksins verka verkanna
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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 Old Norse verk, related to yrke (“profession”) and virke (“to function”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Noun

verk n (definite singular verket, indefinite plural verk or verker, definite plural verka or verkene)

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

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

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 Old Norse verk, related to yrke (“profession”) and virke (“to function”).

Noun

verk n (definite singular verket, indefinite plural verk, definite plural verka)

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

Etymology 3

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

  Declension of verk (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative verk verkit verk verkin
accusative verk verkit verk verkin
dative verki verkinu verkum verkunum
genitive verks verksins verka verkanna

Related terms

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

Descendants

  • Icelandic: verk
  • Faroese: verk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: verk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: verk
  • Old Swedish: værk
  • Old Danish: værk
  • Old Gutnish: werk

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Pronunciation

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

Declension of verk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative verk verket verk verken
Genitive verks verkets verks verkens

Derived terms

Descendants

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References

Veps

Etymology

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

Noun

verk

  1. net
  2. spiderweb

Declension

Inflection of verk (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. verk
genitive sing. verkon
partitive sing. verkod
partitive plur. verkoid
singular plural
nominative verk verkod
accusative verkon verkod
genitive verkon verkoiden
partitive verkod verkoid
essive-instructive verkon verkoin
translative verkoks verkoikš
inessive verkos verkoiš
elative verkospäi verkoišpäi
illative verkoho verkoihe
adessive verkol verkoil
ablative verkolpäi verkoilpäi
allative verkole verkoile
abessive verkota verkoita
comitative verkonke verkoidenke
prolative verkodme verkoidme
approximative I verkonno verkoidenno
approximative II verkonnoks verkoidennoks
egressive verkonnopäi verkoidennopäi
terminative I verkohosai verkoihesai
terminative II verkolesai verkoilesai
terminative III verkossai —
additive I verkohopäi verkoihepäi
additive II verkolepäi verkoilepäi
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