gnom
Catalan
Etymology
From New Latin gnomus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnom/
Noun
gnom m (plural gnoms)
- gnome
Further reading
- “gnom” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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)
- gnome
- (derogatory) midget, runt
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gnom | gnomen | gnomer | gnomerne |
genitive | gnoms | gnomens | gnomers | gnomernes |
Synonyms
- mandsling
References
“gnom” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
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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)
- a gnome
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): /ɡnɔm/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔm
- Syllabification: gnom
Noun
gnom m anim
- gnome
- (derogatory) midget, runt
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | gnom | gnomy |
genitive | gnoma | gnomów |
dative | gnomowi | gnomom |
accusative | gnoma | gnomy |
instrumental | gnomem | gnomami |
locative | gnomie | gnomach |
vocative | gnomie | gnomy |
Further reading
- gnom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gnom in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French gnome.
Noun
gnom m (plural gnomi)
- gnome
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) gnom | gnomul | (niște) gnomi | gnomii |
genitive/dative | (unui) gnom | gnomului | (unor) gnomi | gnomilor |
vocative | gnomule | gnomilor |