værk
Danish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse verk n, from Proto-Germanic *werką, cognate with Swedish värk, English work, German Werk.
Noun
editværk n (singular definite værket, plural indefinite værker)
- work (the product of someone's or something's actions)
- Denne grotte er ikke naturens værk.
- This cave is not the work of nature.
- work (a cultural production)
- Denne novelle anses for at høre til hendes bedste værker.
- This short story is regarded as belonging to her best works.
- works (industrial processing facility)
Declension
editDeclension of værk
Hyponyms
edit- (industrial processing facility): fabrik (“factory”)
References
edit- “værk,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Norse verkr m, from Proto-Germanic *warkiz, cognate with Swedish värk.
Noun
editværk c (uninflected)
References
edit- “værk,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
editFrom Middle Low German werk or Middle Dutch werk, cognate with Old High German werah, werc, German Werg. Originally the same word as the first one.
Noun
editværk n (singular definite værket, not used in plural form)
References
edit- “værk,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
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