Zwerg
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German twerc, from Old High German twerc, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
The development Middle High German tw- > modern German zw- is regular. Compare Dutch dwerg, English dwarf, Low German Dwarg, Danish dværg.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editZwerg m (strong, genitive Zwerges or Zwergs, plural Zwerge, diminutive Zwergchen n or Zwerglein n, feminine Zwergin)
Declension
editDeclension of Zwerg [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
edit- Gartenzwerg
- Sitzzwerg
- verzwergen
- Verzwergung
- Zwergalaxie
- Zwergalk
- Zwergara
- zwergartig
- Zwergbaum
- Zwergbetrieb
- Zwergbildung
- Zwergdackel
- Zwergelefant
- Zwergenbar
- zwergenhaft
- Zwergenkönig
- Zwergenlied
- Zwergenvolk
- Zwergform
- Zwerggalerie
- zwerghaft
- Zwerghuhn
- Zwerghund
- zwergig
- zwergisch
- Zwergkaninchen
- Zwergkiefer
- Zwergmaus
- Zwergmensch
- Zwergobst
- Zwergpflanze
- Zwergpinscher
- Zwergplanet
- Zwergpudel
- Zwergschnäpper
- Zwergschnauzer
- Zwergschule
- Zwergspitz
- Zwergstaat
- Zwergstern
- Zwergstrauch
- Zwergteckel
- Zwergvogel
- Zwergvolk
- Zwergwachtel
- Zwergwal
- Zwergwuchs
- zwergwüchsig
- Zwergzunge
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “Zwerg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zwerg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Zwerg” in Duden online
- Zwerg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German twerc.
Noun
editZwerg m (plural Zwergen)
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