gnomone

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gnomon, from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “indicator”), related to γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I know”) and γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ɲoˈmo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: gno‧mó‧ne

Noun

gnomone m (plural gnomoni)

  1. gnomon

Further reading
  • gnomone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

gnōmone

  1. ablative singular of gnōmōn
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