gnomus

Latin

Etymology

Not attested classically. Coined in the plural by Paracelsus in the early Renaissance era, possibly from a compound of Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”) and νομός (nomós, “dwelling”).

Noun

gnomus m (genitive gnomī); second declension

  1. A gnome, a creature corresponding to the pygmies of ancient Greece.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gnomus gnomī
Genitive gnomī gnomōrum
Dative gnomō gnomīs
Accusative gnomum gnomōs
Ablative gnomō gnomīs
Vocative gnome gnomī
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