verka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërka, possibly a Germanic borrowing, from Proto-Germanic *werką.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋerkɑ/,
• Rhymes: -erkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ver‧ka

Noun

verka

1. broadcloth
2. (billiards) cloth, felt, baize, green baize

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• verho
• verha (“clothing”)
• verkko
• virka
• virkata

Further reading

• “verka”, 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 2023-07-04

Anagrams

• karve

Icelandic

Noun

verka

1. indefinite genitive plural of verk

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërka. Cognate to Finnish verka.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋerkɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋerkɑ/,
• Rhymes: -erk, -erkɑ
• Hyphenation: ver‧ka

Noun

verka

1. gusset

Declension

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 654

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• verkene

Noun

verka n

1. definite plural of verk (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verka. Akin to English work.

Alternative forms

• verke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɛrkɑ/
• IPA^(key): /ʋɛʂk/ (Trøndelag)

Verb

verka (present tense verkar, past tense verka, past participle verka, passive infinitive verkast, present participle verkande, imperative verka/verk)

1. to work (have effect)

   Medisinen verka godt.

   The medicine worked well.

2. to seem, appear

   Det verkar ikkje som om du forstår.

   It does not seem like you understand.

Derived terms

• verksam

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɛrkɑ/

Verb

verka (present tense verker, past tense verkte, past participle verkt, passive infinitive verkast, present participle verkande, imperative verk)

1. Alternative form of verkja

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛrkɑ/

Noun

verka n

1. definite plural of verk (Etymology 2)

References

• “verka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish värkia, from Old Norse verka, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom. Compare German werken and German wirken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛrˌka/,

• audio

  (file)

• Homophone: värka
• Hyphenation: ver‧ka

Verb

verka (present verkar, preterite verkade, supine verkat, imperative verka)

1. to work, to act

   Den speciella ortogonala gruppen verkar på Rⁿ genom rotationer

   The special orthogonal group acts on Rⁿ by rotations

2. to seem as, appear, to have an appearance as of

   Det verkar som om att han är arg.

   It seems as if he is angry.

3. to pare or trim the hoof of a horse

Conjugation

Related terms

Further reading

• verka in Svensk ordbok.
• verka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)