Zwerg

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡svɛʁk/
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Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Declension of Zwerg [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zwerg die Zwerge
genitive eines des Zwerges, Zwergs der Zwerge
dative einem dem Zwerg, Zwerge1 den Zwergen
accusative einen den Zwerg die Zwerge

1Now rare, see notes.

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See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German twerc.

Noun[edit]

Zwerg m (plural Zwergen)

  1. dwarf
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