Werk
See also: werk
German
Etymology
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From Old High German werc, werh, werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
Pronunciation
Noun
Werk n (genitive Werks or Werkes, plural Werke)
- work, achievement (the result of working)
- Nach getaner Arbeit betrachtete er sein Werk.
- After having finished working, he looked at what he had achieved
- work, piece (of art, literature, or the like)
- Macbeth ist eins von Shakespeares wichtigsten Werken.
- Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most important works.
- factory, plant, works
- Die Firma will ihr Stuttgarter Werk schließen.
- The company is going to close down its Stuttgart works.
- (religion) work (morally relevant deed)
- Gott richtet den Menschen nach Glauben und Werken.
- God judges a person by their faith and works.
- (archaic, except in compounds) labour, work (the occupation or process of working)
- Bergarbeit ist ein hartes Werk.
- Mining is hard work.
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Related terms
See also
Further reading
- Werk on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Werk” in Duden online
- “Werk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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