Zwerg

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German twërc, from Old High German twërc, 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 === IPA(key): /t͡svɛʁk/ Hyphenation: Zwerg Rhymes: -ɛʁk === Noun === Zwerg m (strong, genitive Zwerges or Zwergs, plural Zwerge, diminutive Zwergchen n or Zwerglein n, feminine Zwergin) dwarf (creature) dwarf, midget (mythology) gnome ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Zwerg”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Zwerg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Zwerg” in Duden online Zwerg on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German twërc. === Noun === Zwerg m (plural Zwergen) dwarf