Gnom (English spelling) [Germany]

Japanese: グノーム(英語表記)Gnom[ドイツ]
Gnom (English spelling) [Germany]
A spirit of earth in the 16th century alchemist Paracelsus's Book of Fairies. In English, gnome. A coined word based on the Greek words gē (earth) + nomos (dwelling) and gnōsis (knowledge), gnomes are depicted as ugly old dwarves who live underground and know the location of gold and silver. They are also the patron deities of miners, and are identified with the Cornish knocker, which is believed to knock on the ground to let people know where the ore is, and the Welsh coblynau.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
16世紀の錬金術師パラケルスス著《妖精の書》にある土の精霊。英語ではノームgnome。ギリシア語〈gē(大地)+nomos(住居)〉およびgnōsis(知識)にもとづく造語で,地中に住み金銀の在所を知っている醜い年寄りの小人として表される。鉱山業者の守護神にもなっており,鉱脈の在所をたたいて知らせると信じられているコーンウォールのノッカーknockerや,ウェールズのコブリナウcoblynauとも同一視される。

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