how to pronounce гном

/ɡnom/

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гном is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of гном in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… помер или не гном которого лучше …”

meanings of гном

noun:

A dwarf.
A gnome.
Synonym of ка́рлик (kárlik, “gnome").

гном frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word гном occurs in russian on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.