tööd

Tööd is an Estonian noun meaning work, labor, or tasks. It is a common form of the word töö used to refer to work in general as well as to specific assignments. In everyday language, examples include ma teen tööd (I am doing work) and tööd on palju (there is a lot of work).

The word tööd is cognate with Finnish työ and derives from the broader Finnic root for labor, reflecting the shared linguistic heritage of Finnic languages.

Grammatically, tööd often appears in the partitive case. It also functions as the base for many related words and compounds, such as töö (work), tööandja (employer), töötaja (employee), töökoht (workplace), and tööriist (tool).

In social and economic contexts, tööd is used to discuss employment, tasks within a job, and the labor market. It is a common topic in discussions of working life in Estonia.

Related terms include töö, tööandja, töötaja, töökoht, and tööstus.