Gwirks

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German gewürk, from Middle High German gewürke or Middle High German gewürche, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ̥vɪɐ̯ks/

Noun

Gwirks n

1. (Austria) tricky or complicated situation, imbroglio, entanglement

German

Alternative forms

• Gwirkst

Etymology

Borrowed from Bavarian Gwirks, Middle High German gewürk, gewürke or gewürche, from wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną. Related to Gewirk and Gewirke.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ɡvɪɐ̯ks/
• (Austria) IPA^(key): /ɡ̥vɪɐ̯ks/

Noun

Gwirks n (strong, genitive Gwirkses, no plural)

1. (Austria, informal) tricky or complicated situation, imbroglio, entanglement

Declension

Declension of Gwirks [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gwirks
genitive	eines	des	Gwirkses
dative	einem	dem	Gwirks, Gwirkse1
accusative	ein	das	Gwirks

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Gwirkst” in Duden online