wirk

Maltese

Root
w-r-k
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وِرْك (wirk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɪrk/
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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

Noun

wirk

  1. alternative form of werk

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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