verkstad
Swedish
Etymology
From verk + stad, based on the Middle Low German werkstede. Compare English workstead and German Werkstatt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /verksta/
Noun
verkstad c
- a workshop
- meka i verkstaden
- work in the workshop
- a shop (where cars, bikes, or the like are serviced and repaired)
- an auto shop, a garage
- Synonym: bilverkstad
- lämna in bilen på verkstad
- take the car to the auto repair shop
- an auto shop, a garage
- (often in compounds) an industrial production facility for manufacturing machines or appliances from (typically) metal; often translatable as (a term containing) engineering
- verkstadsindustri
- engineering industry
- verkstadsprodukter
- engineering products
Usage notes
Commonly pronounced (and sometimes written) "verkstan" (with a short A) in the singular definite.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | verkstad | verkstads |
| definite | verkstaden, verkstan | verkstadens, verkstans | |
| plural | indefinite | verkstäder | verkstäders |
| definite | verkstäderna | verkstädernas |
Derived terms
- bilverkstad
- cykelverkstad
- mekanisk verkstad (“mechanical workshop”)
- mycket snack och lite verkstad
- snickarverkstad
- verkstadsarbetare
- verkstadsgolv
- verkstadsindustri
- verkstadsprodukt (“engineering product”)
Descendants
- → Finnish: verstas