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wirk

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Maltese

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Arabic وِرْك (wirk).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

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

    1. (anatomy) thigh
      Synonym: koxxa

    Inflection

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    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

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    Etymology 1

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    Noun

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    wirk

    1. alternative form of werk

    Etymology 2

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    Verb

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    wirk

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

    Scots

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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

    Verb

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    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