Contionary:dwiirg

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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

  • (Standard Cleepoyish) IPA: /dwɛɪ̯r/
  • (Old Cleepoyish) IPA: /dwɪi̯r/, /dwiɣr/

Noun

dwiirg m (dative dwirgi, feminine dwirgiin)

  1. (mythology) dwarf
  2. (dated, now derogatory) dwarf, midget (one who is below average height)
    Synonym: skürtmän

Inflection

Declension of dwiirg (z-stem, o-substem)
Singular Plural
Nominative þo dwiirg þoi dwirgoz
Accusative þoz dwirgoz
Dative þii dwirgi þoiz dwirgom
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