Tagwerk

== German == === Alternative forms === Tagewerk === Etymology === From Middle High German tagewerc, tagewerch, from Old High German tagawerk, from Proto-Germanic *dagawerką. Cognate with English daywork. Equivalent to Tag +‎ Werk. The measure of land corresponds to the area that can be ploughed in a day by a team of oxen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaːkˌvɛʁk/ Hyphenation: Tag‧werk Rhymes: -ɛʁk === Noun === Tagwerk n (strong, genitive Tagwerkes or Tagwerks, plural Tagwerke or (measure) Tagwerk) (dated) a day's work sein Tagwerk vollbringen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (obsolete, Southern Germany, Austria) measure of land approximating 0.7 acres (0.3 ha) Coordinate term: Morgen ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Tagwerk” in Duden online “Tagwerk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Tagwerk” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. Tagewerk on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de