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'''dwiirg''' ''m'' (''dative'' '''dwirgi''', ''feminine'' ''' | '''dwiirg''' ''m'' (''dative'' '''dwirgi''', ''feminine'' '''dwirg[[Contionary:-iin|iin]]''') | ||
# ''(mythology)'' dwarf | # ''(mythology)'' dwarf | ||
# ''(dated, now derogatory)'' dwarf, midget (one who is below average height) | # ''(dated, now derogatory)'' dwarf, midget (one who is below average height) |
Latest revision as of 17:03, 27 August 2024
Cleepoyish
Alternative Forms
- dwigr (archaic)
Etymology
From Old Cleepoyish dwiir, dwigr, from earlier dwirg, from Proto-Lesionic *dwirg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. The modern spelling dwiirg is due to influence from its stem dwirg-.
Pronunciation
Noun
dwiirg m (dative dwirgi, feminine dwirgiin)
- (mythology) dwarf
- (dated, now derogatory) dwarf, midget (one who is below average height)
- Synonym: skürtmän
Inflection
Declension of dwiirg [z-stem, o-substem] | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Nominative | þo | dwiirg | þoi | dwirgoz |
Accusative | þoz | |||
Dative | þii | dwirgi | þoiz | dwirgom |