dwerg

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Etymology

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

Noun

dwerg (plural dwerge, diminutive dwergie)

dwarf (small human; small specimen, breed or species of animal)
(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/
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Hyphenation: dwerg
Rhymes: -ɛrx

Noun

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

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

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Derived terms

Derived terms

bruine dwerg
dwergarend
dwergkonijn

dwergpapegaai
dwergpinguïn
dwergplaneet

dwergpotvis
dwergstaat
dwergster

dwergstern
rode dwerg
witte dwerg

Descendants

Afrikaans: dwerg

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