dvärg

See also: dværg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dværgher, from Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dvɛrj/

Noun

dvärg c

1. (mythology) dwarf (any member of a race of beings from Germanic folklore)
2. (now often offensive) dwarf, midget (a person of short stature)

   Synonyms: kortväxt, kortvuxen

Declension

Declension of dvärg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dvärg	dvärgen	dvärgar	dvärgarna
Genitive	dvärgs	dvärgens	dvärgars	dvärgarnas

Derived terms

• dvärgväxt (“dwarfism”)

See also

• kortvuxenhet (“dwarfism”) (more preferred for humans)

Further reading

• dvärg in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• grävd