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Zwerg.

dwarf (creature)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡svɛʁk/

  1. dwarf (creature)

    masculine · strong

  2. dwarf, midget

    masculine · strong

  3. gnome

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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.

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