Gnom
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See also: gnom
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined 1530 by Paracelsus as New Latin gnomus, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
(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)
Usage notes[edit]
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[edit]
Declension of Gnom [masculine, weak // strong]
Related terms[edit]
- Gnome m
Further reading[edit]
- “Gnom” in Duden online
- Gnom on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de