dwerg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dwerg, from Middle Dutch dwerch, from Old Dutch *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

Noun

dwerg (plural dwerge, diminutive dwergie)

  1. dwarf (small human; small specimen, breed or species of animal)
  2. (fiction, folklore, fantasy, mythology) dwarf (small folkloristic humanoid)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dwerch, from Old Dutch *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. Compare West Frisian dwerch, German Zwerg, English dwarf, Danish dværg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʋɛrx/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dwerg
  • Rhymes: -ɛrx
  • Rhymes: -ɛrx

Noun

dwerg m (plural dwergen, diminutive dwergje n, feminine dwergin)

  1. dwarf (small human; small specimen, breed or species of animal)
  2. (fiction, folklore, fantasy, mythology) dwarf (small folkloristic humanoid)

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