Zwerg
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[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
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.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
Zwerg m. (genitive Zwergs or Zwerges, plural Zwerge) Zwergin f
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[edit] Luxembourgish
[edit] Noun
Zwerg m. (plural Zwergen)
