"Dwarg" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Low German]

Forms: Dwargen [plural], Dwargsch [feminine], Dwargsche [feminine]
Etymology: From Middle Low German dwerch, from Old Saxon dwerg, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg, like German Zwerg and English dwarf. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nds|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|nds|gml|dwerch}} Middle Low German dwerch, {{inh|nds|osx|dwerg}} Old Saxon dwerg, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*dwerg}} Proto-West Germanic *dwerg, {{cog|de|Zwerg}} German Zwerg, {{cog|en|dwarf}} English dwarf Head templates: {{nds-noun|m|Dwargen|f=Dwargsch,Dwargsche}} Dwarg m (plural Dwargen, feminine Dwargsch or Dwargsche), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. dwarf (mythical creature; small human being) Tags: German-Low-German, masculine Synonyms (mythical creature): Ünnereerdsche [feminine, masculine]
    Sense id: en-Dwarg-nds-noun-uNyUzlBm Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Low Prussian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 36 22 43 Disambiguation of Low Prussian: 49 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 4 5 Disambiguation of 'mythical creature': 100 0
  2. dwarf (star) Tags: German-Low-German, masculine
    Sense id: en-Dwarg-nds-noun-qowh-1OD Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 36 22 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ünnerierdsche [feminine, masculine]
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Low German]

Forms: Dwerg [alternative], Twarg [alternative], Twerg [alternative]
Etymology: From a West Slavic language (compare Polish twaróg), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ. Cognate to German Quark. Compare Plautdietsch Dwoaj f. Etymology templates: {{bor|nds|zlw}} West Slavic, {{cog|pl|twaróg}} Polish twaróg, {{der|nds|sla-pro|*tvarogъ}} Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ, {{cog|de|Quark}} German Quark, {{cog|pdt|Dwoaj|g=f}} Plautdietsch Dwoaj f Head templates: {{nds-noun|m}} Dwarg m, {{tlb|nds|Low Prussian}} (Low Prussian)
  1. quark cheese, especially as a small round or (set of) ball(s) Tags: German-Low-German, Low-Prussian, masculine
    Sense id: en-Dwarg-nds-noun-zc2D6ZvO Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 36 22 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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