Gott

See also: gott, GOtt, gött, and gótt

English

Etymology

Possibly from German Gott ("God").

Proper noun

Gott

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (god, deity). Cognate with German Gott, English God.

Proper noun

Gott m

  1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) God
    Gott dar HèereGod the Lord

References

  • “Gott” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

German

Etymology

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Compare Dutch god, English god, Danish gud, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔt/
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Noun

Gott m (strong, genitive Gottes or Gotts, plural Götter, feminine Göttin)

  1. god

Declension

Earlier (16-18th century), the word Gott was also declined as follows:

Hyponyms

Proper noun

Gott m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gottes or (rare) Gotts)

  1. God

Usage notes

  • The short genitive Gotts is nowadays exceedingly rare in the proper noun.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Gott” in Duden online
  • Gott” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Central Franconian Jott, from Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós, from *ǵʰew- + *-tós.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkot/
    • Rhymes: -ot
    • Syllabification: Gott

    Noun

    Gott m or n (plural Getter, feminine Gettin)

    1. god; deity

    Proper noun

    Gott m or n

    1. (Christianity) God
      Synonym: Herrgott
      Mein Gott!My God!

    Usage notes

    • This term preserves the vestigial genitive Gottes in some compounds and idioms.

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Gott”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 69, column 1

    Limburgish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɣɔt/, [ɣot]
    • Homophone: gott
    • Hyphenation: Gott
    • Rhymes: -ɔt

    Noun

    Gott m

    1. (Eupen) god

    Derived terms

    • gottluës
    • gottsegedank
    • gottsgetrö
    • gottsiëlech
    • Gottslammp
    • Gottstaalder
    • Gottswéll
    • göttlech
    • Härrgott

    Proper noun

    Gott m

    1. (Eupen, rare) God
      Synonym: Härrgott

    Usage notes

    • Gott is rarely used to refer to the Christian god, when referring to the Christian god Härrgott is normally used. Gott is normally instead used to refer to the general concept of a god.

    Luxembourgish

    Etymology

    From Middle High German got, from Old High German got.

    Both the vocalism (-o- instead of -a-) and the plural are influenced by German Gott. Also cognate with English god, Dutch god, Icelandic guð, Danish gud.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡot/
      • Rhymes: -ot

    Proper noun

    Gott m

    1. God

    Synonyms

    • Härgott

    Noun

    Gott m (plural Gëtter)

    1. god

    Mòcheno

    Etymology

    From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (god, deity). Cognate with German Gott, English God.

    Proper noun

    Gott m

    1. God

    References

    Nauruan

    Etymology

    Borrowed from German Gott.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡɔt/

    Proper noun

    Gott

    1. God

    Pennsylvania German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German and Old High German got. Compare German Gott, Dutch god, English god.

    Noun

    Gott m (plural Gedder)

    1. god

    Plautdietsch

    Etymology

    From Middle Low German got

    Noun

    Gott m (plural Jetta)

    1. god

    Proper noun

    Gott m

    1. God
      • 2003, De Bibel, Mose I (Genesis) 1:1:
        Aum Aunfank muak Gott Himmel un Ieed.
        In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.

    Derived terms