pygmæ

Danish

Etymology

Via Latin pygmaeus from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos, “mythical dwarf”), derived from the noun πυγμή (pugmḗ, “fist”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pyɡmɛːˀ/, [pʰyɡ̊ˈmɛˀ]

Noun

pygmæ c (singular definite pygmæen, plural indefinite pygmæer)

  1. (ethnography) pygmy (member of one of the various tribes in Africa or Asia that are characterized by a short stature)
  2. (mythology) pygmy (member of a race of mythical dwarfs living in the South)
  3. (derogatory) pygmy (a small or insignificant person)

Declension

Declension of pygmæ
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pygmæ pygmæen pygmæer pygmæerne
genitive pygmæs pygmæens pygmæers pygmæernes

References

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