verko

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Werk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈverko/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -erko

Noun

verko (accusative singular verkon, plural verkoj, accusative plural verkojn)

1. (artistic, literary, or scientific) work

   la verkoj de Shakespeare

   the works of Shakespeare

Hyponyms

• ĉefverko (“a masterpiece (work of outstanding quality)”)
• majstroverko (“a masterwork (work made to qualify as a master artisan)”)
• verketo (“a short or minor work”)

Holonyms

• verkaro (“body of work”)

Related terms

• verki (“to write, compose”)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto verko, English work, German Werk, both from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈverko/

Noun

verko (plural verki)

1. work (literary, artistic, etc.)

   Me prizas la verki di Arthur Conan Doyle, specale la Sherlock-serio.

   I like the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, especially the Sherlock series.

Derived terms

• maestroverko (“masterpiece”)
• verketo

 

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vërkko, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werką.

Noun

verko

1. net