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==Enventian== | ==Enventian== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
Borrowed from Old Norse ''virka'' , doublet of {{term|wirken}} (German loan) and {{term| | Borrowed from Old Norse ''virka'' , doublet of {{term|wirken}} (German loan) and {{term|werkjan}} (native). | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
* (''Standard'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: [ | * (''Standard'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: [ˈfiɾkɑ̃], [-ə̃] | ||
===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
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# to extract (a resource) | # to extract (a resource) | ||
#:Ren grubhärkompanen welher sá ressourcen thropfs '''virkan'''. | #:Ren grubhärkompanen welher sá ressourcen thropfs '''virkan'''. | ||
#:: | #:: {{n-g|The mining companies want to '''extract''' the village's resources.}} | ||
# to harness (energy) | # to harness (energy) | ||
# (with ''vo/fo'' or genitive) to take advantage of | # (with ''vo/fo'' or genitive) to take advantage of | ||
#:Há wésder, hwäg fo situatjon '''virkan'''. | #:Há wésder, hwäg fo situatjon '''virkan'''. | ||
#:: | #:: {{n-g|She knew how to '''take advantage of''' the situation}}. | ||
# to operate (eg, a machine) | # to operate (eg, a machine) | ||
# (''colloquial, figurative'') to exploit someone | # (''colloquial, figurative'') to exploit someone | ||
# (''colloquial, figurative'') to manipulate someone | |||
# (''colloquial, figurative'') to know how to anger someone | |||
====Inflection==== | ====Inflection==== | ||