German

Noun

Werk n ‎(genitive Werks or Werkes, plural Werke)

1. work, achievement (the result of working)

   Nach getaner Arbeit betrachtete er sein Werk.‎

   After having finished working, he looked at what he had achieved

2. work, piece (of art, literature, or the like)

   Macbeth ist eins von Shakespeares wichtigsten Werken.‎

   Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most important works.

3. factory, plant, works

   Die Firma will ihr Stuttgarter Werk schließen.‎

   The company is going to close down its Stuttgart works.

4. (religion) work (morally relevant deed)

   Gott richtet den Menschen nach Glauben und Werken.‎

   God judges a person by their faith and works.

5. (archaic, except in compounds) labour, work (the occupation or process of working)

   Bergarbeit ist ein hartes Werk.‎

   Mining is hard work.

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• werkeln
• werken
• wirken

See also

• Arbeit

English

Noun

werk ‎(plural werks)

1. Obsolete form of work.

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

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

Noun

werk ‎(plural werke, diminutive werkie)

1. work

Derived terms

• werkboek

Etymology 2

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”).

Verb

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

1. work

Related terms

• werker

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛrk
• IPA^(key): /ʋɛrk/

Etymology

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

Noun

werk n ‎(plural werken, diminutive werkje n)

1. task, something to do

   Het werk dat moest gebeuren, is voltooid. — The thing that must be done is finished.

2. profession

   Het werk van Hans is buschauffeur. — The profession of Hans is bus driver.

3. workplace, place of work

   Hans kwam vandaag te laat aan op het werk. — Today Hans arrived to the workplace too late.

4. product, result of a work

   Het werk van Magritte zal op de veiling verkocht worden. — The work of Magritte will be sold by auction.

Synonyms

• arbeid

Derived terms

Verb

werk

1. first-person singular present indicative of werken
2. imperative of werken

Middle English

Noun

werk (plural werks)

1. work

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Noun

werk n

1. work

Declension