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arbete.

work, job (economic role for which a person is paid)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈarˌbeːtɛ/[ˈarːˌbeːtɛ̠]
  1. work, job (economic role for which a person is paid)

    neuter
  2. work; effort expended on a particular task

    neuter
  3. work; measure of energy expended in moving an object

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish arbeide, from Middle Low German arbet, from Old Saxon arvēd. Compare Norwegian arbeid, Danish arbejde, Faroese arbeiði, German Arbeit, Dutch arbeid. Compare the doublet arvode, inherited from Old Swedish arvoþe, ærviþi, from Old Norse erfiði.

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