Gnomish

Gnomish is the language primarily spoken by Gnomish people. It is also a common lingua franca among artificers of all backgrounds, particularly in the Aquatic Kingdoms. It is one of the oldest languages (alongside Dwarvish and Common) and likely the oldest written language, but it is still widely spoken today throughout the world.

Writing System

Gnomish uses the same alphabet as Common, albeit with many more diacritical marks. (More accurately, said alphabet was invented by the gnomes and Common merely simplified it.)

Vocabulary

A

årtefük (v.) to craft with great skill or care. Past tense årtefükt; past participle årtefökt; gerund årtefükæn
årteföka (n.) A type of adventurer who specializes in the creation and use of magical objects.

B

Beejyaes (n.) a popular rock band
bjëer (v.) to throw an object to someone
Bjittes (n.) (1) soul (2) boots
bööb (1) (n.) a treasure; (2) (v.) to value something highly
Büttehürten (adj.) Prone to taking defeat and/or insult poorly. Originates from Saint Büttehürte, third-century failed politician and patron saint of all sore losers.

C

Chyad (v.) be a jyerk
Crab (n.) Orb
Cïsheterø (n.) a know-it-all
Cjäpitalism (n.) a force of evil or system of oppression
Cjäpitalist (n.) a foe, especially one who holds a position of unearned power
Cjumsök (n.) a Wizard’s spellcasting focus
czhoiceparälysjis

D

dădd (v.) to prosper
dăddië (n.) a prosperous, fortunate, or wealthy person
Dikk (n.) devil
Djänknugs (n.) 1. Treasure, especially a pirate’s booty 2. Attractive buttocks (slang)
Djänsporte (n.) a spacious bag, typically carried on the back
Defjace (v.) spend time in the village square nude
DeFjacer (n.) one who spends much time in the village square nude. Alt. a drunk.
djértï (adj.) very good; excellent
Dóktorhjeü (n.) The immortal patron to which a warlock is pledged.
Doodj
Dooschgjel (n.) soap

E

eddj (v.) to fight
Éddjlyörd (n.) a loser. Not a winner

F

Fjahrt (n.) a thought
FJLÄPFJLÄP (n.) a bird
Flyake (v.) gnomish reproduction
fök 1. (v.) to practice magic 2. (n.) a magic spell
föka (n.) a spellcaster
Fyïsh (adj.) erotic
Fyïshë (v.) to try to catch fish
Fyorn (v.)

G

gníceguÿ (n.)
gnlóßærì (n.) the thing you’re currently reading. Context clues, dude. Come on.
Gnomothers (n.) the concept of collective motherhood in gnomish society
Gnö Homo (phrase, slang) Yes. Homo.
Gnögomo (phrase) please don’t eat me
Gnömelociråptør (n.) The dinosaur from which rock gnomes evolved. A mid-sized dinosaur about the size of a dog. It stood on two legs, had small, stony arms, and a bulbous head with large eyes. It melded into rock faces and ambushed its prey by crushing them or annoying them until they succumbed to the attack out of desperation. Some still revere them as gods.
Gnreat (adj.) enchanted
Gurd (n.) fire (v.) to set on fire
GNOTTHÆD (n.) a wolf
Gnougäat (n.) the chewy center of a gnome. An Elvish delicacy.

H

Hjänky Pjänky (n.) pancakes
hjimbo (n.) a young man
Hjurdygurjdy
hubbë-hubbë (adj.) very elegant
hyötte pyøckete (n.) it’s hyötte. It’s a pyøckete.

I

iñœ (prep.) within or inside of
íntscël (n.) a sailor

J

Jüiss (n.) acid
Jyerk (n.) a non-magical person
Jyerkovf (n.) a sorcerer

K

Kïgn (v.) to boast or brag
Kompægnìn (n.) one who pledges fealty to an immortal in exchange for magical powers, as in a warlock.

Kyink (v.) to enjoy or savor

L

lyörd (v.) to fail

M

Mœthe (n.) a mother; figuratively, one who creates or brings into existence
mœtheföka (n.) a mage or spellcaster, esp. a wizard
Myotormouthd (adj.)

N

Nästi one hundred

O

Oragnomi
ORB (n.) crab
Örganyist (n.) 1. an unsettlingly strange person; a creep or weirdo. 2. a chronic masturbator
Ottëppeg (n.) coatrack

P

párt (v.) to protect
pártïboob (n.) a sturdy wooden box or chest used for storage of valuable items
Pinøcchío (n.) daughter
Pygkël (v.) to be alone and unclaimed in a transporation hub

Q

R

Råchtwödësenbivödéjyanüsjyi-dèrchéutenvödlichlíngbhükunüstìdybnottersehipje (n.) A gnomish individual who owns at least three cats, owns several pieces of glass art, has at least one television above their fireplace, and has only one working eye and is either over 50 years old or under 5 years old, but not both.
réidj (v.) to sleep
Rezhoïsst! – the spell-casting battle cry of gnomes in general, meaning “This shall sting!”
Rhodarïjangël (n.) A jangël formed when two or more other jangëls are combined into one super jangël. It then possesses all the previous jangëls’ powers and abilities, as well as its own form of attack and defense unique to itself.
Rüddski

S

schpänk (v.) to investigate or inquire in the search of truth
shïtte 1. (v.) to think 2. (n) a thought
Sjaüsedje (n.) a vegetarian
Sjaüsedje-kïgn (n.) a particularly boastful vegetarian

SJÄNKSE (n.) cat
sjäntiklous (n.) home intruder
sjdäve (n.) a regular guy (informal)
sjdävìd (n.) a regular guy’s father (informal)
sjdävidtënnœnt (n.) daddy (archaic)
sjed (adj.) swift
sjedni (adv.) swiftly
sjemen (n.) seed
sjemmé (v.) to plant
sjemmén (n.) a plant
sjémenmän (n.) farmer
sjémenäted (adj.) 1. planted or rooted 2. figuratively, solid
sjémenhölder (n.) 1. a cup-shaped flower, such as a tulip or most varietals of lily 2. a type of drinking glass often used to hold champagne
sjénezzbädi (n.) snozzberry (archaic)
sjert (v.) to decide
sjertni (n.) decision
sjértn (adj.) indecisive
sjértnjen (n.) an indecisive person (perjorative)
sjèis (v.) to bless
sjèsus (n.) angel
sjèsuskhrïst (inj.) angelfucker (informal; expletive)
Sjëperdzpíe (1) (n.) a romantic evening (2) (n.) a cow poop (3) (v.)
sjïtha (n.) Republic
sjïthæd (adj.) Republican
sjkím (n.) rail
sjkímbul (n.) a railway
sjkímbulsjänkse (n.) a railway cat
SJNÄK (n.) snail
SJNÄL (n.) snake
sjneitz (n.) sneeze
sjneum (adj.) 1. unpleasant; grating 2. pretentious
sjneumüsik (n.) an unpleasant, grating, and/or pretentious sound
sjneumüsikmän (n.) 1. an unpleasant or pretentious person; a bore 2. a composer of modern music
sjneumzeug (adj.) extremely unpleasant (perjorative-- literally, "unpleasant little shit")
Sjhitfaced (n.) a gnomish drink made by pouring liquer into gnomish ale and then back into gnomish liquor and then putting the whole thing in a sjémenhölder

SJÖÜŃD (n.) a small dog
Ska (n.) poop of the omglot
Skaønk (n.) a white vegetable similar to cauliflower, but larger and with larger leaves; often served with cheese sauce
spjöck (n.) spring
svi (adj.) deep
svirf (adv.) deeply
svirfshittë (n.) a term used to describe ‘deep thinking’, often used in conjunction with philosophy

T

taetör (n.) a sword
tjraetör (n.) a guard

U

üntìrphær (n.) profound talent or skill; commonly “iñœ üntìrphær,” similar in meaning to the Common “in your element”

V

W

waizjgúy (n.) a hero (derogatory)
wöndyrmjäkér (adj.) technologically advanced or futuristic
X

Y

Yära böjy jyär ja? The traditional greeting in Gnomish, which does not correspond directly to any human language and roughly means “Does your loincloth have an unusual pattern?” or “Hello suspicious stranger!” The traditional response is Alfidja, which roughly means “Yes, it does!” or “It’s been so long, I forget!” or “No, it hasn’t.” The modern response is always Büttehürten nurfidja, which roughly means "I would gladly exchange loincloths with you … if you ever wore one."
Yiff (pl. n.) the Fey
Yjorf (v.) to swallow; to eat ravenously

Z

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Counting to ten:
1 — eïn
2 — dëin
3 — dhrëin
4 — fyer
5 — fuck
6 — sex
7 — syéfind
8 — änks
9 — nön
10 — stün

(last updated 7/15/2021)

Tenses

In regular verbs in Gnomish, the pronoun is a suffix to the root of the verb. There are no separate tenses for present/past/future; they are determined by context clues.

Case	Suffix	Example
First person singular (I)	-ae	réidjae (I sleep)
Second person (you)	-mí	réidjmí (you sleep)
Third person singular (he/she/it/etc) NOTE: Gnomish has no gendered pronouns.	-í	réidjí (he/she/it sleeps)
First person plural (we)	-hí	réidjhí (we sleep)
Second person plural (you all)	-híes	réidjhíes (you all sleep)
Third person plural (they)	-yí	réidjyí (they sleep)

Adjective Order

Adjectives are typically appended to the beginning of nouns to make compound words. Most adjectives can be used interchangeably as adverbs in the same way.

Dictionary

5 Words.

Spoken by

• Gnomish

Common Phrases

gniérck-bjeúrck: An expression of sympathy. Adding extra gniércks or bjeúrcks to the phrase expresses even deeper sympathy.