English-Thai Dictionary

gnome

N คำสอน  คำ สุภาษิต  คำพังเพย  คติ  aphorism maxim kam-son

 

gnome

N สัตว์ หรื อมนุษย์ แคระ ใน นิทาน  ปู่ โสม  dwarf elf sad-rue-ma-nud-krae-nai-ni-tan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GNOME

n.nome. An imaginary being, supposed by the cabalists, to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries. etc. 1. A brief reflection or maxim. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GNOME

Gnome, n. Etym: [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts of the earth, or fr. Know. ]

 

1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.

 

2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma ) of the Western United States.

 

4. Etym: [Gr.

 

Defn: A brief reflection or maxim. Peacham.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gnome

gnome 1 |nōm noʊm | ▶noun a legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground. • informal a small ugly person. • informal a person regarded as having secret or sinister influence, esp. in financial matters: the gnomes of Zurich. • (also garden gnome ) a small garden ornament in the form of a bearded man with a pointed hat. DERIVATIVES gnom ish adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from modern Latin gnomus, a word used by Paracelsus as a synonym of Pygmaeus, denoting a mythical race of very small people said to inhabit parts of Ethiopia and India (compare with Pygmy ).

 

gnome

gnome 2 |noʊm nōm | ▶noun a short statement encapsulating a general truth; a maxim. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek gnōmē ‘thought, opinion ’ (related to gignōskein ‘know ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

gnome

gnome 1 |nəʊm | ▶noun a legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground. • a small garden ornament in the form of a bearded man with a pointed hat. • informal a small ugly person. • informal a person regarded as having secret or sinister influence in financial matters: the gnomes of Zurich. DERIVATIVES gnomish adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from modern Latin gnomus, a word used by Paracelsus as a synonym of Pygmaeus, denoting a mythical race of very small people said to inhabit parts of Ethiopia and India (compare with pygmy ).

 

gnome

gnome 2 |nəʊm, ˈnəʊmi | ▶noun a short statement encapsulating a general truth; a maxim. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek gnōmē ‘thought, opinion ’ (related to gignōskein ‘know ’).

 

Duden Dictionary

Gnome

Gno me Substantiv, feminin , die |Gn o me |griechisch-lateinisch lehrhafter [Sinn-, Denk ]spruch in Versform oder in Prosa; Sentenz 1 1 b

 

gnomenhaft

gno men haft Adjektiv |gn o menhaft |wie ein Gnom geartet

 

French Dictionary

gnome

gnome n. m. nom masculin Petit génie difforme, gardien de la Terre dans les contes. SYNONYME lutin . Prononciation Les lettres g et n se prononcent distinctement, [gnom ] Note Orthographique gn o me.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gnome

gnome 1 /noʊm /名詞 C 1 地の精, 小鬼 〘地中の宝を守るといわれる 〙; その像 .2 醜いちっぽけな人 .3 ｟おどけて けなして ｠国際的金融業者 [銀行家 ], 国際金融界の黒幕 .

 

gnome

gnome 2 名詞 C 格言, 金言 ; 警句 .