gnom
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin gnomus.
Pronunciation
Noun
gnom m (plural gnoms)
Further reading
- “gnom”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Danish
Etymology
From French gnome (“gnome”), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (“pygmy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡnoːm/, [ɡ̊noːˀm]
Noun
gnom c (singular definite gnomen, plural indefinite gnomer)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gnom | gnomen | gnomer | gnomerne |
| genitive | gnoms | gnomens | gnomers | gnomernes |
Synonyms
References
“gnom” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French gnome (“gnome”), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (“pygmy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡnuːm]
Noun
gnom m (definite singular gnomen, indefinite plural gnomer, definite plural gnomene)
References
“gnom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French gnome (“gnome”), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (“pygmy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡnuːm]
Noun
gnom m (definite singular gnomen, indefinite plural gnomar, definite plural gnomane)
- a gnome
References
“gnom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French gnome (“gnome”), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus (“pygmy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡnɔm/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔm
- Syllabification: gnom
Noun
gnom m animal
Declension
Further reading
- gnom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gnom in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
gnom m (plural gnomi)