verk
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛɹ̥k/
Noun
verk n (genitive singular verks, plural verk)
- work
- í óðum verkum
- planless, unmotivated
- seta í verk
- put into operation
- í óðum verkum
- works, product
- power plant
- e.g. clockwork
- (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
- arbeiði, gerð, vinna, starv
Derived terms
- almannaverk
- brotsverk
- dygdarverk
- embætisverk
- fýrverk
- handverk
- herverk
- hugverk
- høvuðsverk
- Landsverk
- listaverk
- postverk
- regluverk
- skaldverk
- vegaverk
- vitaverk
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛr̥k/
- Rhymes: -ɛr̥k
Etymology 1
From Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
Noun
verk n (genitive singular verks, nominative plural verk)
- work, chore
- creation, work, doings
- composition
Declension
| 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
- handaverk
- kraftaverk
- meistaraverk
- gangverk
- verksmiðja
- verkefni
- tónverk
- miðverk
See also
- erfiði
Noun
verk
- indefinite accusative singular of verkur
- indefinite dative singular of verkur
Ludian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *verkko, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werką. Cognates include Finnish verkko.
Noun
verk
- net
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse verkr.
Noun
verk m (definite singular verken, uncountable)
- pain, ache
- pus
Derived terms
- tannverk
- øreverk
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)
- oeuvre
- industrial facility, works (UK) (treated as singular)
- work
Synonyms
- arbeid
- jobb
Derived terms
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See also
- virke (verb form)
References
- “verk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛrk/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse verkr.
Noun
verk m (definite singular verken, uncountable)
- pain, ache
- pus
- inflammation
Derived terms
- tannverk
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)
- industrial facility, works (UK) (treated as singular)
- work
Derived terms
- bergverk
- bindingsverk
- bladverk
- byggverk
- drivverk
- festningsverk
- forsvarsverk
- gassverk
- hastverk
- hærverk
- jarnverk
- kraftverk
- kunstverk
- murverk
- nettverk
- oppslagsverk
- pelsverk
- rammeverk
- regelverk
- skadeverk
- slagverk
- smelteverk
- stålverk
- tauverk
- treverk
- underverk
- vassverk
- verktøy
- åndsverk
Verb
verk
- imperative of verka
- imperative of verkja
References
- “verk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- krev, kver
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /værk/
audio (file) - Homophone: värk
Noun
verk n
- 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
- a case, an event (under study or at hand)
- i själva verket
- actually (in the actual case)
- an agency running directly under the government
- the electric or water services or some other services of a municipality, e.g. vattenverk, reningsverk, elverk, renhållningsverk (the latter: cleaning services)
- a mill; a machine or a facility for a certain kind of production or activity
- 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
- (work): hastverk, lappverk, mästerverk, standardverk, storverk, verka, verksam, översiktsverk
- (case): verklig
- (agency): televerk, verkschef
- (mill): järnverk, kraftverk, reningsverk, sågverk, valsverk, värmeverk, verkmästare
- (unit): fackverk, lövverk, murverk, urverk
Descendants
- → Finnish: värkätä
See also
- arbete
References
- verk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- verk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- verk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- verk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *verkko, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werką. Cognates include Finnish verkko.
Noun
verk
- net