werken

See also: Werken

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛrkə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch werken, from Old Dutch wirken, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną (“to work, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work, act”).

Verb

werken

  1. (intransitive) to work, labour
  2. (intransitive) to work, to be effective
  3. (intransitive) to function, be in working order
  4. (transitive, amateur radio) to contact
Inflection
Inflection of werken (weak)
infinitive werken
past singular werkte
past participle gewerkt
infinitive werken
gerund werken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular werkwerkte
2nd person sing. (jij) werktwerkte
2nd person sing. (u) werktwerkte
2nd person sing. (gij) werktwerkte
3rd person singular werktwerkte
plural werkenwerkten
subjunctive sing.1 werkewerkte
subjunctive plur.1 werkenwerkten
imperative sing. werk
imperative plur.1 werkt
participles werkendgewerkt
1) Archaic.
Synonyms

(labour):

(function):

Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

werken

  1. Plural form of werk

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wërken, from Old High German werkōn, werhōn, from Proto-Germanic *werkōną. Cognate with Old Saxon werkōn, Old Dutch wirkon.

Verb

werken (third-person singular simple present werkt, past tense werkte, past participle gewerkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial or obsolete) to work, to work hard

Synonyms

Further reading

Mapudungun

Noun

werken (using Raguileo Alphabet)

  1. messenger

References
  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch wirken, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną.

Verb

werken

  1. to act
  2. to work
  3. to practice

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: werken
  • Limburgish: wèrke

Further reading
  • “werken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “werken (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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