Gott
English
Etymology
Possibly from German Gott ("God").
Proper noun
Gott
- 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
- (Luserna, Sette Comuni) God
- Gott dar Hèere ― God 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)
Declension
Earlier (16-18th century), the word Gott was also declined as follows:
Hyponyms
- Donnergott
- Sonnengott
- See also: Category:de:Gods
Proper noun
Gott m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gottes or (rare) Gotts)
Usage notes
- The short genitive Gotts is nowadays exceedingly rare in the proper noun.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- Abgott
- Gott hab ihn selig
- Gott im Himmel
- Gott mit uns
- Gott sei Dank
- Götterdämmerung
- Göttergabe
- Göttergatte
- gottergeben
- göttergleich
- Götterlehre
- Gottesacker
- Gottesanbeterin
- Gottesbeweis
- Gottesdienst
- Gottesfurcht
- gottesfürchtig
- Gottesgebärerin
- Gotteshaus
- Gottesmord
- Gottesreich
- Gottesurteil
- gottfroh
- gottgefällig
- gottgegeben
- gottgläubig
- gottgleich
- Gottheit
- Gottkaiser
- Gottklasse
- göttlich
- Göttlichkeit
- gottlos
- Gottseibeiuns
- Gottvater
- gottverdammt
- Götz
- Götze
- grüß Gott
- Herrgott
- Hühnergott
- kleine Sünden bestraft der liebe Gott sofort
- Lamm Gottes
- mein Gott
- Rachegott
- so Gott will
- vergelt's Gott
- vergöttern
- wie Gott in Frankreich leben
Further reading
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)
Proper noun
Gott m or n
- (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
- ^ 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
Noun
Gott m
Derived terms
- gottluës
- gottsegedank
- gottsgetrö
- gottsiëlech
- Gottslammp
- Gottstaalder
- Gottswéll
- göttlech
- Härrgott
Proper noun
Gott m
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
Synonyms
- Härgott
Noun
Gott m (plural Gëtter)
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
References
- 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
Nauruan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔt/
Proper noun
Gott
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German got. Compare German Gott, Dutch god, English god.
Noun
Gott m (plural Gedder)
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German got
Noun
Gott m (plural Jetta)
Proper noun
Gott m
- God
- 2003, De Bibel, Mose I (Genesis) 1:1:
- Aum Aunfank muak Gott Himmel un Ieed.
- In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.
- 2003, De Bibel, Mose I (Genesis) 1:1: