noun
Meaning 1
A village in a German-speaking area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
dorf
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːf/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈdɔɹf/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)f
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CMU ARPABET: D AO1 R F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
freak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: term of disparagement
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noun
Meaning 3
A dwarf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, humorous
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History
Etymology
In some cases from German Dorf and in others from the cognate Yiddish דאָרף (dorf). Doublet of dorp and thorp.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dwergaz Proto-West Germanic *dwerg Old English dweorg Middle English dwergh English dwarfder. English dorf Changed from dwarf.