dwerg
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dwerg, from Middle Dutch dwerch, from Old Dutch *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
Noun
dwerg (plural dwerge, diminutive dwergie)
- dwarf (small human; small specimen, breed or species of animal)
- (fiction, folklore, fantasy, mythology) dwarf (small folkloristic humanoid)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dwerch, from Old Dutch *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. Compare West Frisian dwerch, German Zwerg, English dwarf, Danish dværg.
Pronunciation
Noun
dwerg m (plural dwergen, diminutive dwergje n, feminine dwergin)
- dwarf (small human; small specimen, breed or species of animal)
- (fiction, folklore, fantasy, mythology) dwarf (small folkloristic humanoid)
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- Afrikaans: dwerg
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