Swattarbeit in Low German

Pronunciation: /svata͡ɐbaɪ̯t/

noun

Syllabication: Swatt·ar·beit

Plural: Swattarbeiden f de Swattarbeit

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advanced vocabulary

law

Low Saxon:

Arbeit, bi de de Afgaven nich betahlt warrt

English:

black labor

illegal employment

undeclared work

Dutch:

zwartwerk

German:

Schwarzarbeit

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: swatt + Arbeit

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