pygmæ
Danish
editEtymology
editVia Latin pygmaeus from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos, “mythical dwarf”), derived from the noun πυγμή (pugmḗ, “fist”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpygmæ c (singular definite pygmæen, plural indefinite pygmæer)
- (ethnography) pygmy (member of one of the various tribes in Africa or Asia that are characterized by a short stature)
- (mythology) pygmy (member of a race of mythical dwarfs living in the South)
- (derogatory) pygmy (a small or insignificant person)
Declension
editDeclension of pygmæ
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pygmæ | pygmæen | pygmæer | pygmæerne |
genitive | pygmæs | pygmæens | pygmæers | pygmæernes |
References
edit- “pygmæ” in Den Danske Ordbog