German

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Etymology

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From 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

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  • IPA(key): /t͡svɛʁk/
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  • Hyphenation: Zwerg
  • Rhymes: -ɛʁk

Noun

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

  1. dwarf (creature)
  2. dwarf, midget
  3. (mythology) gnome

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Middle High German twerc.

Noun

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Zwerg m (plural Zwergen)

  1. dwarf