Zwerg

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German [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle High German twerc, from Old High German twerc, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. The apparent "double consonant shift", in which Middle High German t shifted to z, is irregular and very unusual, but an even more extreme "triple shift" can be seen in zwingen. Compare Dutch dwerg, English dwarf, Danish dværg.

Pronunciation [edit]

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  • IPA: /t͡svɛʁk/

Noun [edit]

Zwerg m (genitive Zwergs or Zwerges, plural Zwerge)

  1. dwarf, midget
  2. gnome (mythology)

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Luxembourgish [edit]

Noun [edit]

Zwerg m (plural Zwergen)

  1. dwarf