værk

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʋaɐ̯ɡ̊]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verk n, from Proto-Germanic *werką, cognate with Swedish värk, English work, German Werk.

Noun

værk n (singular definite værket, plural indefinite værker)

  1. work (the product of someone's or something's actions)
    Denne grotte er ikke naturens værk.
    This cave is not the work of nature.
  2. 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.
  3. works (industrial processing facility)
Declension
Declension of værk
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative værk værket værker værkerne
genitive værks værkets værkers værkernes
Hyponyms
  • (industrial processing facility): fabrik (“factory”)

References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse verkr m, from Proto-Germanic *warkiz, cognate with Swedish värk.

Noun

værk c (uninflected)

  1. ache

References

Etymology 3

From 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

værk n (singular definite værket, not used in plural form)

  1. oakum

References
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