Gnome

Noun

 * 1) A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.

Synonyms

 * adage, apothegm, maxim, paroemia, proverb, sententia

Noun

 * 1) A legendary being, supposed to be short, usually bearded men who inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and act as guardians of mines, treasure, etc
 * 2) (Rosicrucianism) The elemental being of earth.
 * 3) A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
 * 4)  A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
 * 5)  A nature spirit in Heathenry.

Thesaurus
Ariel, Befind, Corrigan, Finnbeara, Lilliputian, Mab, Oberon, Titania, Tom Thumb, adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, banshee, brocard, brownie, byword, catchword, cluricaune, collected sayings, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, dwarf, elemental, elemental spirit, elf, epigram, expression, fairy, fairy queen, fay, goblin, golden saying, gremlin, hob, homunculus, imp, kobold, leprechaun, manikin, maxim, midge, midget, moral, mot, motto, oracle, ouphe, peewee, peri, phrase, pip-squeak, pithy saying, pixie, pooka, precept, prescript, proverb, proverbial saying, proverbs, puca, pwca, pygmy, rule, runt, salamander, saw, saying, sentence, sententious expression, shrimp, sloka, sprite, stock saying, sutra, sylph, sylphid, teaching, text, truism, undine, verse, wart, wisdom, wisdom literature, wise saying, witticism, word, words of wisdom

Etymology 1
From γνώμη:, from the base of γιγνώσκειν:

Etymology 2
From gnome:, from  gnomus:, used by Paracelsus as a synonym for Pygmaeus:

Noun

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 * German: Gnom
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 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: duende ; pigmeo ; gnomo


 * Dutch: gnoom


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 * Finnish: ,
 * Spanish: enano ;


 * Finnish: lännenvarpuspöllö


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Noun

 * 1) gnome