handiwork

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

ouvrage

main-d’œuvre

artisanat

couture

produit

travail manuel

Synonymes

handicraft

handwork

handcraft

craft

embroidery

handicrafts

doing

homemade

needlecraft

performance

sampler

daywork

handicrafted good

Traductions

handwerk

Handarbeit

lavoro manuale

lavoro a mano

iş

εργόχειρο

χειροτέχνημα

opera

trabalho manual

trabajo manual

lavorato a mano

Arbeit

manualitat

ricamo

lavoro artigianale

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhændiˌwɜːk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: hondywerk

Hérité de ancien anglais: handġeweorc

Appartenant à saterlandais: Hondwierk

Appartenant à néerlandais: handwerk

Appartenant à allemand: 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.