verkstad

== Swedish == === Etymology === From verk +‎ stad, based on the Middle Low German werkstede. Compare English workstead and German Werkstatt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /verksta/ === Noun === verkstad c a workshop a shop (where cars, bikes, or the like are serviced and repaired) an auto shop, a garage Synonym: bilverkstad (often in compounds) an industrial production facility for manufacturing machines or appliances from (typically) metal; often translatable as (a term containing) engineering ==== Usage notes ==== Commonly pronounced (and sometimes written) "verkstan" (with a short A) in the singular definite. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: verstas === References === “verkstad”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “verkstad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “verkstad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)