[Ubuntu-BD] Linus Torvalds Switched Back To Gnome

[Shahriar Tariq]

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Raihan Hasnain Rahman <
raihanhasnain at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ofcourse, but not nom!
>
>

quote from online dictionary reference

>   gnome1  <http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/lunaWAV/G02/G0218600>
> /noʊm/ Show Spelled Pronunciation <http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/IPA_pron_key.html>
> [nohm] Show IPA Pronunciation <http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/Spell_pron_key.html>
> –noun  1. (in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually
> described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the
> earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.   2. an expert in
> monetary or financial affairs; international banker or financier: the
> gnomes of Zurich.
>  ------------------------------
>  *Origin: *
> 1705–15; < F < NL gnomus, perh. < Gk gnmē; see gnome<http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gnome&db=luna>
> 2
>        gnome2  <http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/lunaWAV/G02/G0218700>
> /noʊm, ˈnoʊmi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation <http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/IPA_pron_key.html>
> [nohm, noh-mee] Show IPA Pronunciation <http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/Spell_pron_key.html>
> –noun  a short, pithy expression of a general truth; aphorism.
>  ------------------------------
>  *Origin: *
> 1570–80; < Gk gnmē judgment, opinion, purpose
>    Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
> Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, (c) Random House, Inc. 2006.
>
> Cite This Source<http://dictionary.reference.com/cite.html?qh=gnome&ia=luna>
>  *gnome 1*
> <http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/ahd4WAV/G0166600/gnome>  (nōm)  Pronunciation
> Key <http://dictionary.reference.com/help/ahd4/pronkey.html>
> n.
>
>    1. One of a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground and
>    guard treasure hoards.
>    2. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has earth as
>    its element.
>
>
> [French, from New Latin gnomus.]
> *gnom'ish** adj.*
>    *gnome 2*
> <http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/ahd4WAV/G0166700/gnome>  (nōm)  Pronunciation
> Key <http://dictionary.reference.com/help/ahd4/pronkey.html>
> n.   A pithy saying that expresses a general truth or fundamental
> principle; an aphorism.
>
> [Greek gnōmē, from gignōskein, *to know*; see gnō- in Indo-European
> roots.]
>   The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
> Edition
> Copyright (c) 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
> Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
> Cite This Source<http://dictionary.reference.com/cite.html?qh=gnome&ia=ahd4>
>

how would we pronounce nom? nohm?

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