gods

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡɑdz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡɒdz/

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• Rhymes: -ɒdz

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

gods

1. plural of god

gods

1. Ellipsis of oh gods.
   • 1984 April, Gordon R[upert] Dickson, Roland Green, chapter 7, in Jamie the Red, New York, N.Y.: Ace Fantasy Books, →ISBN, page 93:

     “My lord, it is past the third hour, and you were to meet Master Colombo on the training ground—” “Gods, yes! I almost forgot,” Jamie exclaimed, and jumped up from the bench he’d been sitting on.

   • 2007 April, Steven Harper [pseudonym; Steven Harper Piziks], chapter 7, in Unity (Battlestar Galactica), New York, N.Y.: Tor, →ISBN, page 114:

     She had nothing better to do than bait him. But gods, she was so beautiful—and completely his.

   • 2009 December 4, Jay McKiernan, chapter 31, in The Twins: A Novel (The Tales of Agramon; 1), Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 450:

     Gods, Jonah. You scared me.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) So called from the idea of gods (deities) reigning from on high.

gods

1. The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.

gods pl (plural only)

1. The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.
2. (printing, historical) The quadrats used by printers in throwing on the imposing stone, similar to the movement in casting dice.

From god (verb).

gods

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of god

• dog's, dogs

From Old Norse góz, a partitive genitive of góðr (“good”). Compare also Norwegian gods, Swedish gods.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡos/, [ˈɡ̊ɔs]

gods n (singular definite godset, not used in plural form)

1. (uncountable) goods, freight, stores
2. (uncountable) property
3. estate

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gods

1. (archaic) genitive singular of god

gōds

1. romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gadás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. Cognates include Latvian gads.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔt͡s]
• Hyphenation: gods

gods m

1. year

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 22

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gōdas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to suit, to gather”) from where also gads (“year”). Cognate with Lithuanian guõdas.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡùɔ̯t͡s]

gods m (1st declension)

1. honor

• godāt (“to honor”)

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔt͡s/

gods m (plural gdus)

1. archaic form of gozz

From Old Norse góz.

gods n (definite singular godset)

1. goods

gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods or godser, definite plural godsa or godsene)

1. an estate (large area of land under single ownership)

• “gods” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse góz.

• IPA^(key): /ɡʊts/

gods n (definite singular godset)

1. goods

gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods, definite plural godsa)

1. an estate (large area of land under single ownership)

• “gods” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse góz.

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gods n

1. (chiefly uncountable) goods in a shipment, shipped goods

   en lastbil med farligt gods

   a truck carrying hazardous materials

   (literally, “a truck with dangerous goods”)

   transport av farligt gods

   transportation of dangerous goods

   ömtåligt gods

   fragile goods

   1. cargo, freight, etc.

      Synonym: (cargo, more generally) last

      lasta och lossa gods

      load and unload goods/cargo

      godsvagn

      freight car / goods wagon

2. (chiefly uncountable, chiefly in some idiomatic cases) goods (more generally)

   stöldgods

   stolen goods

   (literally, “theft goods”)

   stulet gods

   stolen goods [alternative phrasing]

   smuggelgods

   contraband, smuggled goods

   hittegods

   lost property

   (literally, “found goods”)

   vrakgods

   flotsam

   (literally, “wreck goods”)

   1. (law) goods (property)

      Synonym: egendom

3. (countable) an estate (formerly often owned by a nobleman)

   godsägare

   landowner, landed proprietor

   (literally, “estate owner”)

4. (chiefly uncountable) material an item is made of, usually ceramic or metal; also collectively of the items themselves; ware, stock

   lergods

   earthenware

   (literally, “clay ware”)

   stengods

   stoneware

   flintgods

   creamware

   (literally, “flint ware”)

   gjutgods

   casting; castings

   (literally, “cast ware”)

   metallgods

   metalware

5. (nautical, chiefly uncountable) gear (cordage)

   löpande gods

   running gear

   Now usually called "löpande rigg" (running rigging), like in English.

   stående gods

   standing gear

   Now usually called "stående rigg" (standing rigging), like in English.

For goods in a more general sense, see vara.

• egendom
• fastighet
• herrgård
• vara
• ägor

• gods in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gods in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gods in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• gods in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)