Masculine

dwerg

Meaning

  1. (masculine) dwarf (small human; small specimen, breed or species of animal)
  2. (masculine) dwarf (small folkloristic humanoid)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dʋɛrx/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch dwerch, from Old Dutch *dwerg, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. Compare West Frisian dwerch, German Zwerg, English dwarf, Danish dværg.

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