werk
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
werk (plural werks)
- Obsolete form of work.
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch werk (noun) and werken (verb).
Noun[edit]
werk (plural werke, diminutive werkie)
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
werk (present werk, present participle werkende, past participle gewerk)
Related terms[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
werk n (plural werken, diminutive werkje n)
Derived terms[edit]
- meesterwerk
- werker
- werkgelegenheid
- werkgever
- werknemer
- werkplek
- werkplaats
- werkvloer
- werkwijze
- werkzaam
- aardewerk
- huiswerk
- raamwerk
- thuiswerk
Verb[edit]
werk
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
werk (plural werks)
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proto-Germanic *werką, whence also Old High German werc, Old Norse verk.
Noun[edit]
werk n
Declension[edit]
Declension of werk (strong a-stem)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | werk | werk |
| accusative | werk | werk |
| genitive | werkes | werkō |
| dative | werke | werkum |
| instrumental | — | — |
Categories:
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English obsolete forms
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans nouns
- Afrikaans verbs
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch verb forms
- Middle English nouns
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon nouns
- Old Saxon a-stem nouns
