dwerg

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch dwerg, from Middle Dutch dwerch, from Old Dutch *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. === Pronunciation === === 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-West Germanic *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. Compare West Frisian dwerch, German Zwerg, English dwarf, Danish dværg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dʋɛrx/ Hyphenation: dwerg Rhymes: -ɛrx === 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) Coordinate terms: gnoom, kabouter ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: dwerg