Gnom

See also: gnom

German

Etymology

Coined 1530 by Paracelsus as New Latin gnomus, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡnoːm/

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• Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

(written or spoken) Gnom m (weak or strong, genitive (written or spoken) Gnomen or (predominant when spoken) Gnoms, plural (written or spoken) Gnomen or (predominant when spoken) 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 (die Gnome).

Declension

Declension of Gnom [masculine, weak // strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gnom1	die	Gnomen1, Gnome2
genitive	eines	des	Gnomen1, Gnoms2	der	Gnomen1, Gnome2
dative	einem	dem	Gnomen1, Gnom2	den	Gnomen1
accusative	einen	den	Gnomen1, Gnom2	die	Gnomen1, Gnome2

¹Written or spoken.
²Predominant when spoken.

Related terms

• Gnome m

Further reading

• “Gnom” in Duden online
• Gnom on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de