handiwork

(Inglese)

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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhændiˌwɜːk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: hondywerk

Ereditato da inglese antico: handġeweorc

Affine saterfriesisch: Hondwierk

Affine olandese: handwerk

Affine tedesco: 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.

Concetti

lavoro a mano

lavoro manuale

opera

lavorato a mano

lavoro artigianale

ricamo

artigianato

sinonimi

handicraft

handwork

handcraft

craft

embroidery

handicrafts

doing

homemade

needlecraft

performance

sampler

daywork

handicrafted good