See also: Werk

English

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Etymology

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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.

Verb

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werk (third-person singular simple present werks, present participle werking, simple past and past participle werked)

  1. (obsolete except as LGBTQ slang and eye dialect) Alternative form of work
    Werk it, bitch!

Noun

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werk (plural werks)

  1. (obsolete except as LGBTQ slang and eye dialect) Alternative form of work

Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch werk, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Noun

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werk (plural werke, diminutive werkie)

  1. work
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Etymology 2

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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).

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werk (present werk, present participle werkende, past participle gewerk)

  1. work
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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋɛrk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: werk
  • Rhymes: -ɛrk

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.

Noun

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werk n (plural werken, diminutive werkje n)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. a workplace
  4. 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.
  5. (dialectal) tow, oakum
    Synonym: hede
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: werk
  • Negerhollands: werk, wark
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: wark
  • Saramaccan: wéíki

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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werk

  1. inflection of werken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Middle English

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Etymology

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    From Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką. Compare werken.

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    werk (plural werks)

    1. work
    2. sexual intercourse

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    Old Saxon

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *werk, whence also Old High German werc, Old Norse verk.

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    werk n

    1. work

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    Polish

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    Etymology

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    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).

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    werk m inan

    1. (colloquial) clockwork
      Synonym: mechanizm zegarka
    2. (engineering, obsolete) mechanism
      Synonym: mechanizm
    3. (cinematography) photo documenting the film set
      Hypernym: zdjęcie

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    • werk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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    Noun

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    werk (plural werkis)

    1. Obsolete form of wirk (work).

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