Estonian

Adjective

virka

1. Partitive singular form of virk.
2. Illative singular form of virk.

Faroese

Verb

virka ‎(third person singular past indicative virkaði, third person plural past indicative virkað, supine virkað)

1. to work, to function, to operate

Conjugation

Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: vir‧ka
• IPA^(key): [ˈvirkɑ]

Noun

virka

1. A post, position, office, public office (public sector work).

   olla virassa, hoitaa virkaa = to hold an office.

   astua virkaan = to assume one's office/post/responsibilities/duties, be inaugurated/installed/inducted into office.

   asettaa virkaan = to inaugurate into office, install into office, induct into office.

2. purpose, point

Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: vir‧ka
• IPA^(key): [ˈvirkɑ(ʔ)]

Verb

virka

1. Indicative present connegative form of virkkaa.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of virkkaa.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of virkkaa.

Anagrams

• kirva

Icelandic

Verb

virka

1. to work

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• virket

Verb

virka

1. simple past of virke
2. past participle of virke

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną.

Verb

virka ‎(present virkar, preterite virkade, supine virkat, imperative virka)

1. to crochet

Conjugation

Related terms

• virkkrok
• virkning
• virknål