wirk

Maltese

Root
w-r-k
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وِرْك (wirk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɪrk/

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Noun

wirk m (dual wirkejn, plural uriek, diminutive wrejjek)

1. (anatomy) thigh

   Synonym: koxxa

Inflection

Inflection of wirk

		singular		plural
		m	f
singular	1st person	wirki		wirkna
	2nd person	wirkek		wirkkom
	3rd person	wirku	wirkha	wirkhom
plural	1st person	wirkejja		wirkejna
	2nd person	wirkejk		wirkejkom
	3rd person	wirkejh	wirkejha	wirkejhom

Scots

Alternative forms

• wark

Etymology

From Old English weorc (noun), wyrcan (verb).

Verb

wirk (third-person singular simple present wirks, present participle wirkin, simple past wirkt, past participle wirkt)

1. work
2. ~ (up)on affect, have an influence on