dwerg

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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-West Germanic *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)

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

Coordinate terms

(fictional dwarf):

• gnoom
• kabouter

Derived terms

• bruine dwerg
• dwergara
• dwergarend
• dwerggors
• dwergkolibrie
• dwergkonijn
• dwergmeeuw
• dwergpapegaai
• dwergpinguïn
• dwergplaneet
• dwergpotvis
• dwergspitsmuis
• dwergstaat
• dwergster
• dwergstern
• rode dwerg
• verdwergen
• witte dwerg

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dwerg