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[Armok]

Dwarf - "He's a dwarf all right"

Dwarves - "The dwarves of Nist Akath are legendary warriors"

Dwarven - "Dwarven crafts are the best you can get"

Dwarfy - "Magma is a very dwarfy substance"

[Holy Mittens]

I'm more interested in the collective noun for a group of dwarves. I vote for binge.

It's a knot of dwarves.

[Pheonix]

Plural of Dwarf is TANTRUMS: 'Nuff said.

[termitehead]

Here's how I say it

Dwarfs:  Verb. That building dwarfs the surrounding ones.  Kinda like "dwarfed"
Dwarves:  Noun.  Plural of Dwarf

[HatfieldCW]

It's a knot of dwarves.

Handy reference, but in the spirit of the thread, could we have a knot of dwarves and a binge of dorfs?

[Gorobay]

I also tend to go for elfs in the DF context, for the same reason.  No sense imbuing them with all that Tolkien baggage.

Tolkien did not make that one up; the plural of "elf" has always been "elves".

[Hungry]

I also tend to go for elfs in the DF context, for the same reason.  No sense imbuing them with all that Tolkien baggage.

Tolkien did not make that one up; the plural of "elf" has always been "elves".

Yes the meaning of the word "elves" has changed from a generally ugly large eared pixie, to a overly paid actor with fake pointy ears.
Not to be confused with how "dwarfs" gained the offshoot "dwarves" to separate people of diminished stature and fantacy oriented people of diminished stature.

[DaPatman]

Dorfs, of course.

This.

[Reese]

I call them dorfs, though I'll also use it singular as dorf.

Mostly I only do that when I'm feeling obtuse or dropping into lol speak to emphasise a statement, though.

Dwarves and dwarfs, for me, depends on what's cannon for the world... D&D vs. Warhammer Vs. Warcraft.

[AtomicPaperclip]

I'm more interested in the collective noun for a group of dwarves. I vote for binge.

It's a knot of dwarves.

I LOL'D at "A lawn of gnomes"

[LegoLord]

I also tend to go for elfs in the DF context, for the same reason.  No sense imbuing them with all that Tolkien baggage.

Tolkien did not make that one up; the plural of "elf" has always been "elves".

Also of note:  DF started out being based on a sort "Moria sim" idea - it actually makes perfect sense to say dwarves, especially considering that dwarfs is a somewhat derogatory term for people with dwarfism.

[Shima]

Plural of Dwarf is TANTRUMS: 'Nuff said.

Wouldn't a Tantrum be a flock of Dwarves?

[Rakonas]

Dwarf-Dwarves-Dwarven =Most preferable for cases of fantasy dwarves. Awesome short guys with axes who enjoy war and mining.
Dwarf-Dwarfs-Dwarfish  =Another term for midgets, least derogatory way to refer to such people (I mean really, would you rather be a Dwarf, a Midget, or a Little Person?) Also a verb.
Dorfs-Dorfy =Comical dwarves, informal and generally involving crazy dorfy mishaps.

[Pheonix]

Plural of Dwarf is TANTRUMS: 'Nuff said.

Wouldn't a Tantrum be a flock of Dwarves?

You know? I think you're right. Kudos for keeping on top of things .

[Bricks]

(I mean really, would you rather be a Dwarf, a Midget, or a Little Person?)

I would probably insist on being called a hobbit.