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

Related terms

• gnomonico
• gnomonica

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

gnōmone

1. ablative singular of gnōmōn