Gewirk
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ge- + wirken (“to work, to knit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gewirk n (strong, genitive Gewirkes or Gewirks, plural Gewirke)
- (dated) structure
- (manufacturing) fabric made by a knitting machine
- Synonym: Gewebe
- (beekeeping) the structure of the honeycombs in a hive
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gewirk [neuter, strong]
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Gewirke on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Gewirk” in Duden online
- “Gewirk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache