Meaning
gnome
- a mythical dwarf-like creature that lives underground
- a small decorative garden figure shaped like a gnome
In a sentence
Hanno comprato uno gnomo da giardino per decorare il prato.
They bought a garden gnome to decorate the lawn.
Nei racconti popolari, lo gnomo custodisce tesori nascosti nei boschi.
In folk tales, the gnome guards hidden treasures in the woods.
I bambini non hanno paura degli gnomi delle favole.
The children are not afraid of the gnomes from fairy tales.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gnomo | masculine · singular |
| gnomi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Takes the definite article 'lo' and indefinite article 'uno' because it begins with 'gn'.
- Plural forms take 'gli', as in 'gli gnomi'.