verka

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vërka, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *werką (“rope, cord”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋerkɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rkɑ̝] Rhymes: -erkɑ Syllabification(key): ver‧ka Hyphenation(key): ver‧ka === Noun === verka broadcloth; a dense but (relatively) thin, short-pile, fairly smooth-faced woolen fabric woven of carded yarn, either plain-woven or twilled and then fulled; more fine, thin and valued than wadmal (sarka) (nonspecific) synonym of boiji (“baize”) (billiards) cloth, felt, baize, green baize ==== Usage notes ==== English broadcloth can refer to two rather different fabrics. The modern 'broadcloth' is often made of cotton and is often lightweight. Finnish verka corresponds to the older sense of English broadcloth, referring to a dense, smooth woolen cloth. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “verka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023 === Anagrams === karve == Icelandic == === Noun === verka indefinite genitive plural of verk == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vërka. Cognate to Finnish verka and Veps verg. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋerkɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rk] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋerkɑ/, [ˈʋe̞rɡ̊ɑ] Rhymes: -erk, -erkɑ Hyphenation: ver‧ka === Noun === verka gusset ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 654 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === verkene === Noun === verka n definite plural of verk (Etymology 2) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse verka. Akin to English work. ==== Alternative forms ==== verke ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²ʋɛrkɑ/ IPA(key): /ʋɛʂk/ (Trøndelag) ==== Verb ==== verka (present tense verkar, past tense verka, past participle verka, passive infinitive verkast, present participle verkande, imperative verka/verk) to work (have effect) to seem, appear ===== Derived terms ===== verksam === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²ʋɛrkɑ/ ==== Verb ==== verka (present tense verker, past tense verkte, past participle verkt, passive infinitive verkast, present participle verkande, imperative verk) alternative form of verkja === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈʋɛrkɑ/ ==== Noun ==== verka n definite plural of verk (Etymology 2) === References === “verka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish värkia, from Old Norse verka, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom. Compare German werken and German wirken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛrˌka/, [ˈværːˌkʲa] Homophone: värka Hyphenation: ver‧ka === Verb === verka (present verkar, preterite verkade, supine verkat, imperative verka) to work, to act to seem as, appear, to have an appearance as of to pare or trim the hoof of a horse ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “verka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “verka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)