English Explanatory Dictionary

dorf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A village in a German-speaking area.
noun
  1. freak.
  2. A dwarf.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɔːf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dorf.wav /ˈdɔɹf/

Word forms

dorf dorfs

Etymology

In some cases from German Dorf and in others from the cognate Yiddish דאָרף (dorf). Doublet of dorp and thorp.

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