työ
Pronunciation: /ˈtyø̯/
“työ” is a Finnish word. Its 11 meanings in English:
noun
- work, toil, effort, labour (effort expended on a particular task)
- work (sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result)
- work (something on which effort is or has been expended)
- work, labour (effort for which one is compensated; effort done as one's livelihood)
- work, job (economic role for which a person is paid)
- work (place of work) (locative cases in the plural)
- work (action or activity in general)
- work (artistic or intellectual production)
- work (measure of energy)
- turn to be the dealer; the work of a dealer (to shuffle and deal cards)
pronoun
- you (plural)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *töö (compare Estonian töö, Livonian tīe, Votic tüü), from Proto-Finno-Permic *tewe (compare Erzya тев (tev)).
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More Finnish words
- tyytyväisyystakuu
- tyytyä
- tyytyä rippeisiin
- tyytätä
- työ miehen kunnia
- työ tekijäänsä kiittää
- työ tekijäänsä neuvoo
- työaamu
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