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Verk Definition

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

verk n.

  1. work
    • í óðum verkum
      planless, unmotivated
    • seta í verk
      put into operation
  2. works, product
  3. power plant
  4. e.g. clockwork
  5. (administration) service, system

Declension

Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative verk verkið verk verkini
Accusative verk verkið verk verkini
Dative verki verkinum verkum verkunum
Genitive verks verksins verka verkanna

Synonyms

work

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

verk n. (genitive singular verks, plural verk)

  1. work, chore
  2. creation, work, doings
  3. composition

Declension

declension of verk
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative verk verkið verk verkin
accusative verk verkið verk verkin
dative verki verkinu verkum verkunum
genitive verks verksins verka verkanna

Derived terms

Norwegian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verkr

Noun

verk m. (definite singular verken; uncountable)

  1. pain, ache
  2. pus

Etymology 2

From Old Norse verk, related to yrke ('vocation') and virke ('activity')

Noun

verk n.

  1. oeuvre
  2. industrial facility
  3. work
Inflection
Inflection of verk
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Bokmål n verk verket verk/verker verka/verkene
Nynorsk n verk verket verk verka [verki]
Synonyms

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

verk n.

  1. a work; something which has been accomplished
  2. an agency running directly under the government
  3. a mill; a machine or a facility for a certain kind of production or activity
  4. a unit formed by several smaller components

Declension

Declension of verk
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative verk verket verk verken
genitive verks verkets verks verkens

Derived terms

 

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