werk

English

Etymology

The LGBT slang usage is very recent and in essence an orthographical variant. It is independent from the far older and long-obsolete alternative form which derived directly from Middle English werk.

Verb

werk (third-person singular simple present werks, present participle werking, simple past and past participle werked)

1. (obsolete except as LGBT slang and eye dialect) Alternative form of work

   Werk it, bitch!

Noun

werk (plural werks)

1. (obsolete except as LGBT slang and eye dialect) Alternative form of work

Anagrams

• w**ker

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛːrk/

Etymology 1

From Dutch werk, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Noun

werk (plural werke, diminutive werkie)

1. work

Derived terms

• werkboek
• werkdier
• werktuig
• werkvloei
• werkwoord

Etymology 2

From Dutch werken, from Middle Dutch werken, from Old Dutch wirken, wirkon (“to work, make”), from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną (“to work, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-, *wreǵ- (“to work, act”).

Verb

werk (present werk, present participle werkende, past participle gewerk)

1. work

Related terms

• werker

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

werk

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛrk/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: werk
• Rhymes: -ɛrk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Noun

werk n (plural werken, diminutive werkje n)

1. A task, job, chore.

   Ik heb nog veel werken te doen vandaag.

   I still have a lot of tasks to do today.

   Het schilderen van de kamer was een hele klus, maar het eindresultaat is prachtig werk

   Painting the room was a big chore, but the end result is a beautiful job.

   Ze deelde de huishoudelijke werken eerlijk tussen haar kinderen.

   She divided the household chores equally among her children.

2. A profession, job, employment, line of work.

   Hij is trots op zijn nieuwe werk als leraar.

   He is proud of his new profession as a teacher.

   Na jaren in dezelfde werk te hebben gewerkt, besloot ze een carrièreswitch te maken.

   After working in the same job for years, she decided to make a career switch.

   Zij is op zoek naar een werk in de IT-sector.

   She is looking for employment in the IT sector.

3. A workplace
4. A product, creation; production, output, result of work.

   De kunstenaar heeft veel werken tentoongesteld in de galerij.

   The artist has exhibited many works in the gallery.

   Het schilderij is een prachtig werk van deze bekende kunstenaar.

   The painting is a beautiful creation of this famous artist.

   De architectuur van het gebouw is een indrukwekkend staaltje werk

   The architecture of the building is an impressive piece of work.

5. (dialectal) tow, oakum

   Synonym: hede

Synonyms

• arbeid

Derived terms

Related terms

• werken

Descendants

• Afrikaans: werk
  • → Tswana: bereke
    • → Yeyi: bbérìk-á
• Negerhollands: werk, wark
• Skepi Creole Dutch: wark
• → Saramaccan: wéíki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

werk

1. inflection of werken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wirk, work

Etymology

From Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką. Compare werken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛrk/, /wurk/

Noun

werk (plural werks)

1. work
2. sexual intercourse
   • 1422, James Yonge (translator), Secretum Secretorum:

     The work of matremony may be ussit and don... without anny Syn

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• English: work
• Geordie English: wark
• Scots: wark
• Yola: woork

References

• “werk, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werk, whence also Old High German werc, Old Norse verk.

Noun

werk n

1. work

Declension

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Werk, from Middle High German wërc, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom. Possibly a doublet of wiersza (“fishing basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛrk/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛrk
• Syllabification: werk

Noun

werk m inan

1. (colloquial) clockwork

   Synonym: mechanizm zegarka

2. (engineering, obsolete) mechanism

   Synonym: mechanizm

3. (cinematography) photo documenting the film set

   Hypernym: zdjęcie

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• werk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scots

Noun

werk (plural werkis)

1. Obsolete form of wirk (“work”).

References

• “wirk” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.