Contionary:dwiirg

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
Dative	þii	dwirgi	þoiz	dwirgom