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)

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