sisyfosarbejde

Danish

Etymology

From Sisyfos (“Sisyphus”) +‎ arbejde (“work”). Compare German Sisyphusarbeit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sisyfɔsarbajdə/, [ˈsisyfʌsˌɑːˌb̥ɑjˀd̥ə]

Noun

sisyfosarbejde n (singular definite sisyfosarbejdet, not used in plural form)

  1. Sisyphean labor, Sisyphean task

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