English → Latin
“gnome” in Latin
gnōmea sentencesententiaa way of thinking, view, opinion, judgement or sentence; a purpose, intention, will (one's thinking in respect to the fudīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tell
The English word gnome itself goes back to Latin gnomus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gnome
Maxim, gnome (γμώμη, Front., Ep., 3, 11, ed. Mai), or, pure Latin, sententia: dictum.
Spirit of the mines, *daemon metallorum: *terrenus quidam daemon.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gnome?
- The usual Latin words for “gnome” are gnōme, sententia, dīcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.