English
Etymology
[Before 900] From Middle English dwerf, Old English dweorh and dweorg. Compare Dutch dwerg, German Zwerg, Low Saxon Dwarg, and Old Norse dvergr.
Pronunciation
AHD|dwô(r)f, IPA|/dw��(r)f/, SAMPA|/dwO:(r)f/
audio|en-us-dwarf.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)f|-��(r)f
Noun
en-noun|pl2=dwarves
- A person with short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with normal adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
- An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
- A creature from folklore, usually depicted as having mystical powers and being skilled at crafts such as woodwork and metalworking. Especially often found in Scandinavian folklore. Sometimes pluralized dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
- star A star of relatively small size.
Synonyms
midget
pygmy
Antonyms
giant
Translations
Arabic: ARchar|�ز� (qazam)
Basque: txatxar
Bosnian: patuljak#Bosnian|patuljak m
Catalan: nano m
Chinese: �人 (�i rén)
Croatian: patuljak#Croatian|patuljak m
Danish: dværg c
Czech: trpaslÃk m, skÅ�Ãtek m, pidimužÃk m
Dutch: dwerg m
Finnish: kääpiö
French: nain m
German: Zwerg m, Zwergin f (1,2,3)
Greek:
Hebrew: ×�×�×�|×�Ö·×�Ö¸Ö¼×� m, × × ×¡|× Ö·× Ö¸Ö¼×¡ m
Hungarian: törpe
Italian: nano m
mid
Japanese: ���, ���� (dow�fu)
Korean: ��� (nanjaengi)
Low Saxon (Neddersass'sch, Niedersächsisch): Dwarg m; �nnereerdsche/�nnerierdsche (3) m/f
Norwegian: dverg m
Novial: nane
Polish: krasnolud m
Portuguese: anão m
Romanian: pitic m
Russian: ка�лик (kárlik) m (1,2,4), гном (gnom) m (3)
Scots: droich
Scottish Gaelic: troich m
Serbian:
Slovak: trpaslÃk m
Slovene: pritlikavec m
Spanish: enano m
Swedish: dvärg c (1,2,3)
Telugu: మర������� (marugujju) (1)
Adjective
dwarf
- miniature
Translations
trans-top|miniature
German: zwergenhaft
Hebrew: ×�×�×�×�|×�Ö·×�Ö¸Ö¼×�Ö´×�, × × ×¡|× Ö·× Ö¸Ö¼×¡
French: nain,naine
trans-mid
Norwegian: dverg-
Novial: nanatri
Portuguese: nanico
Romanian: minuscul
Russian: ка�ликов�й (kárlikovyj)
Slovene: pritlikav m, pritlikava f, pritlikavo n
Swedish: dvärg-
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To make (to appear) much smaller; to render puny or tiny
#: The newly-built skyscraper dwarfs the older buildings that make up the rest of downtown.
#: Bach dwarfs all other composers.
Translations
Danish: rage op over; undertrykke
Dutch: dwerg
mid
Novial: nanifika
Portuguese: sobrepujar
Romanian: minimiza
Related terms
dwarf star
black dwarf
brown dwarf
red dwarf
white dwarf
dwarfess
to dwarfify
dwarfism
dwarfish
dwarfling
See also
dwarves
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