Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en dvärg

dwarf/dvɛrj/

Meaning

dwarf

In Swedish: liten människa

Forms

Forms of dvärg
Singular, indefiniteen dvärg
Singular, definitedvärgen
Plural, indefinitedvärgar
Plural, definitedvärgarna

dvärg is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor dvärg, den stora dvärgen. Check another noun

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Is it en dvärg or ett dvärg?

Questions

What does dvärg mean in English?

dvärg means “dwarf”.

Is it en dvärg or ett dvärg?

It is en dvärg, and “the dwarf” is dvärgen.

What is the plural of dvärg?

The plural of dvärg is dvärgar, and the definite plural is dvärgarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish dværgher, from Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

Nearby common words

dvärg is number 3,952 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,947måltavla a target (shooting target), a target (something (easily) attacked, concretely or abstractly)
  • 3,948trösta console
  • 3,949grip Grepp
  • 3,951olaglig illegal, unlawful
  • 3,953skandal scandal
  • 3,954hördu hey, say, listen (used to gain someone's attention when addressing them)
  • 3,955minus negative, below zero
  • 3,956oväsen noise
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