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[–] Yaky@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago

One of Ukrainian variants for translating fantasy races has гном and ґном. (Yes, they sound nearly identical, too) Former is a gnome and latter is a dwarf. IIRC this all stems from (mis) translating Tolkien's dwarves as "gnomes".