Zwerg

German

Etymology

From Middle High German twerc, from Old High German twerc, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. The development Middle High German tw- > modern German zw- is regular. Compare Dutch dwerg, English dwarf, Danish dværg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡svɛʁk/
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Noun

Zwerg m (genitive Zwerges or Zwergs, plural Zwerge, diminutive Zwergchen n or Zwerglein n, feminine Zwergin)

  1. dwarf, midget
  2. gnome (mythology)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • Liliputaner (Liliput)
  • liliputanisch
  • Liliputlaubpicker, Prodotiscus insignis
  • Nanismus
  • Pygmäe
    • Pygmäenhai, Euprotomicrus bispinatus
  • pygmäenhaft

Further reading


Luxembourgish

Noun

Zwerg m (plural Zwergen)

  1. dwarf
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