German

Noun

Gnom m ‎(genitive Gnomen or Gnoms, plural Gnomen or Gnome)

1. gnome, goblin, dwarf

Usage notes

The word may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern. In the written language, both are common; in the regular spoken language, however, the strong declension is predominant.

Declension

Weak declension:

Strong declensionː

Catalan

Noun

gnom m ‎(plural gnoms)

1. gnome

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)

1. gnome
2. (derogatory) midget, runt

Inflection

Synonyms

• mandsling

References

“gnom” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

gnom

Etymology

From French gnome ‎(“gnome”), from New Latin gnomus, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for pygmaeus ‎(“pygmy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [gnuːm]

Noun

gnom m ‎(definite singular gnomen, indefinite plural gnomer, definite plural gnomene)

1. 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): [gnuːm]

Noun

gnom m ‎(definite singular gnomen, indefinite plural gnomar, definite plural gnomane)

1. a gnome

References

“gnom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.