How to pronounce gnome
American English pronunciation
NOHM
- IPA
- /ˈnoʊm/
- Syllables
- NOHM (1 syllable)
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What gnome means
A tiny bearded man from fairy tales who lives underground
In a sentence: In the fairy tale, a gnome guarded the jewels deep inside the mountain.
Where it comes from: It comes through French from gnomus, a Latin word used by an old writer named Paracelsus for a tiny spirit of the earth.
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