Gud
Danish
Etymology
See gud.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡud/, [ˈɡ̊uð]
Proper noun
Gud c
- God (single god of monotheism)
Faroese
Etymology
See gud.
Noun
Gud m
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
See gud.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʉː(d)/, /ɡʊː/
- Note: The word is largely literary today, whence the common pronunciation with /d/.
Noun
Gud m
- God
- Gud betre meg. ― God help me.
Derived terms
- herregud (“oh my God”)
Swedish
Etymology
See gud.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʉːd/
- Rhymes: -ʉːd
Proper noun
Gud c (genitive Guds)
- God
- Helige Gud, helige starke, helige odödlige, förbarma Dig över oss.
- Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
- 1998, Mohammed Knut Bernström, transl., “Ṭā Hā 20:14”, in Koranens budskap[1], © Proprius förlag, accessed at Quran.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2025:
- Jag är Gud. Ingen gudom finns utom Jag.
- I am God. There is no deity but Me.
- 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Första Moseboken 1:27”, in Bibel 2000[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 24 July 2025:
- Gud skapade människan till sin avbild, till Guds avbild skapade han henne.
- God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him.
- 2020, Bengt Ellenberger, transl., Augustinus Bekännelser, Artos, →ISBN, page 75:
- Jag avföll från dig, min Gud, och for vill.
- I fell away from you, my God, and went astray.
Derived terms
- Gud nåde (“God help”)
See also
References
Anagrams
Yola
Alternative forms
Etymology
Derived from Middle English God.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʊd/, /ɡɔd/
Proper noun
Gud
- God
- 2005, Jacob Poole Of Growtown - And the Yola Dialect[3]:
- Religion: chourch, priesth, parieshe, Gud, Messe, Cresst.
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