dvärg

See also: dværg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dværgher, from Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dvɛrj/

Noun

dvärg c

(mythology) dwarf (any member of a race of beings from Germanic folklore)
(now often offensive) dwarf, midget (a person of short stature)
Synonyms: kortväxt, kortvuxen

Declension

Declension of dvärg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dvärg	dvärgen	dvärgar	dvärgarna
Genitive	dvärgs	dvärgens	dvärgars	dvärgarnas

Derived terms

dvärgväxt (“dwarfism”)

See also

kortvuxenhet (“dwarfism”) (more preferred for humans)

Further reading

dvärg in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

grävd

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