handiwork

Significat (Anglès)

1. (uncountable, usually) Work done by the hands.
2. (uncountable, usually) A handmade object; a handicraft.
3. (uncountable, usually) Work done personally.
4. (uncountable, usually) The result of personal efforts.

Conceptes

artesania

manualitat

Sinònims

handicraft

handwork

handcraft

craft

embroidery

handicrafts

doing

homemade

needlecraft

performance

sampler

daywork

handicrafted good

Traduccions

handwerk

lavoro a mano

Handarbeit

lavoro manuale

main-d’œuvre

iş

χειροτέχνημα

εργόχειρο

trabalho manual

ouvrage

trabajo manual

opera

lavorato a mano

artigianato

artisanat

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhændiˌwɜːk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: hondywerk

Heretat de anglès antic: handġeweorc

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: Hondwierk

Cognat amb neerlandès: handwerk

Cognat amb alemany: Handwerk

In summary

From Middle English hondywerk, handiwerc, from Old English handġeweorc (“work done by hand, creation”), from hand (“hand”) + ġeweorc (“work”). Equivalent to hand + work, though it may now reinterpreted as handy (“skilful”) + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Hondwierk, Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk.