LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

gnōmōn

gnōmōn m (genitive gnōmonis)
Classical[ˈnoː.moːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈɲɔː.mon]

Meaning

  1. gnomon; rod or pillar on a sundial whose shadow is used to indicate the time

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegnōmōngnōmonēs
genitivegnōmonisgnōmonum
dativegnōmonīgnōmonibus
accusativegnōmonemgnōmonēs
ablativegnōmonegnōmonibus
vocativegnōmōngnōmonēs

gnōmon, ŏnis, m., = γνώμων,
I. the pin or style of a sundial, the gnomon, Plin. 2, 72, 74, § 182; Vitr. 1, 6; 9, 8; Mart. Cap. 6, 194.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “discerner, interpreter; gnomon of a sundial”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to be aware of; to perceive; to know”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

Descendants
  • Catalangnòmon
  • Englishgnomon
  • Frenchgnomon
  • Italiangnomone
  • Portuguesegnômon
  • Romaniangnomon
  • Spanishgnomon

In English words that came into English from gnōmōn

  • gnomongnōmōn

Quick answers

What does gnōmōn mean in Latin?
gnōmōn, a noun, means “gnomon; rod or pillar on a sundial whose shadow is used to indicate the time”.
What is the genitive of gnōmōn?
The genitive singular is gnōmonis. gnōmōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce gnōmōn?
In classical Latin, [ˈnoː.moːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɲɔː.mon].