dvärg
See also: dværg
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish dværgher, from Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
dvärg c
- (mythology) dwarf (any member of a race of beings from Germanic folklore)
- (now often offensive) dwarf, midget (a person of short stature)
Declension
| Declension of dvärg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | dvärg | dvärgen | dvärgar | dvärgarna |
| Genitive | dvärgs | dvärgens | dvärgars | dvärgarnas |
Anagrams
Further reading
- dvärg in Svensk ordbok.
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Mythology
- Swedish offensive terms