wirk

wirk

Maltese

Root
w-r-k
2 terms

Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic وِرْك (wirk).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /wɪrk/
    • Audio (Gozo):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɪrk

    Noun

    wirk m (dual wirkejn, plural uriek, diminutive wrejjek)

    1. (anatomy) thigh
      Synonym: koxxa

    Inflection

    Inflection of wirk
    singular plural
    m f
    singular 1st person wirki wirkna
    2nd person wirkek wirkkom
    3rd person wirku wirkha wirkhom
    plural 1st person wirkejja wirkejna
    2nd person wirkejk wirkejkom
    3rd person wirkejh wirkejha wirkejhom

    Middle English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    wirk

    1. alternative form of werk

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    wirk

    1. (especially Northern, Northeast Midland) alternative form of worchen

    Scots

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Old English weorc (noun), wyrcan (verb).

    Verb

    wirk (third-person singular simple present wirks, present participle wirkin, simple past and past participle wirkt)

    1. work
    2. ~ (up)on affect, have an influence on