Arbeit

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German arbeit, from Old High German arbeit, from Proto-West Germanic *arbaiþi, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan, servant, slave”), from which English orphan is also derived. Cognate with Yiddish אַרבעט (arbet), Middle English arveth. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/ IPA(key): [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t] (Germany, half of Switzerland) IPA(key): [ˈarbaɪ̯t] (Bavaria, half of Switzerland, historically everywhere) IPA(key): [ˈaɐ̯baɪ̯t] (Northern Germany) IPA(key): [ˈarbe̞ɪ̯t] (Austrian German) Hyphenation: Ar‧beit === Noun === Arbeit f (genitive Arbeit, plural Arbeiten) (uncountable, countable) toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation Synonyms: Beschäftigung, Beruf, (archaic) Werk, (if paid) Erwerb, (if paid) Erwerbstätigkeit, (if paid) Erwerbsarbeit Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß. ― He enjoys his work/job. Ich kann gerade nicht. Ich bin bei der Arbeit! ― I can't do it now. I am at work! Er war auf dem Weg zur Arbeit. ― He was on the way to work. Er war auf der Arbeit. ― He was on his work place. Während der Arbeit ― While doing work. Während der Arbeitszeit ― During work. Er ging zur Arbeit. ― He went to his work place. Er ging auf die Arbeit. (East-Westphalia) ― He went to his work place. In diesem Dorf gibt es keine Arbeit. ― There are no opportunities for employment in this hamlet. Er hat keine Arbeit. ― He is without employment/He lollygags. job, task, assignment Synonyms: (literary) Werk, Aufgabe, Pensum Ich muss zuvor noch einige Arbeiten erledigen. ― First I have to complete some assignments/finish some jobs. Er ging an die Arbeit. ― He tackled his job. effort, work, human expenditure Synonyms: Aufwand, Mühe Das ist mir zu viel Arbeit. ― This is too much effort for me. Nach der Operation muss für zwei bis drei Tage die Arbeit gemieden werden. ― After the surgical operation work should be avoided for two to three days. performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed Sagenhafte Arbeit! ― Great work! Gute Arbeit muss belohnt werden. ― Decent work must be requited. (physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body ==== Usage notes ==== ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Roboter Erbe ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: アルバイト (arubaito, “part-time job”), バイト (baito) → Korean: 아르바이트 (areubaiteu) === Further reading === “Arbeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Arbeit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Arbeit” in Duden online Arbeit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Arbeit” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.