werk
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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 (noun) and werken (verb).
Verb
[edit]werk (third-person singular simple present werks, present participle werking, simple past and past participle werked)
- (obsolete except as LGBTQ slang and eye dialect) Alternative form of work
- Werk it, bitch!
Noun
[edit]werk (plural werks)
- (obsolete except as LGBTQ slang and eye dialect) Alternative form of work
Afrikaans
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Dutch werk, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
Noun
[edit]werk (plural werke, diminutive werkie)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]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
[edit]werk (present werk, present participle werkende, past participle gewerk)
Related terms
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
Noun
[edit]werk n (plural werken, diminutive werkje n)
- 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.
- 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.
- a workplace
- 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.
- (dialectal) tow, oakum
- Synonym: hede
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- aardewerk
- breiwerk
- broddelwerk
- glaswerk
- huiswerk
- kantoorwerk
- knoeiwerk
- kunstwerk
- liefdewerk
- meesterwerk
- naaiwerk
- nattevingerwerk
- paalwerk
- papierwerk
- proefwerk
- prutswerk
- raamwerk
- schuurwerk
- stukwerk
- teamwerk
- thuiswerk
- waterwerk
- werkauto
- werkbaas
- werkbesparing
- werkbroek
- werkduur
- werkgever
- werkkamer
- werkkledij
- werkkleding
- werkloos
- werkmeester
- werknemer
- werkonderbreking
- werkongeval
- werkschuw
- werkvoorziening
- werkweigeraar
- werkweigering
- zilverwerk
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]werk
- inflection of werken:
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką. Compare werken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]werk (plural werks)
- work
- 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)
- 1422, James Yonge (translator), Secretum Secretorum:
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “werk, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old Saxon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *werk, whence also Old High German werc, Old Norse verk.
Noun
[edit]werk n
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | werk | werk |
accusative | werk | werk |
genitive | werkes | werkō |
dative | werke | werkun |
instrumental | — | — |
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]werk m inan
- (colloquial) clockwork
- (engineering, obsolete) mechanism
- Synonym: mechanizm
- (cinematography) photo documenting the film set
- Hypernym: zdjęcie
Declension
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- werk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots
[edit]Noun
[edit]werk (plural werkis)
References
[edit]- “wirk”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.
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