grüß Gott

German

Etymology

Short for grüß dich Gott, from grüß (a shortened form of grüße, which is the third-person singular subjunctive form of grüßen, from Middle High German grüezen (“to greet”)) + dich + Gott; in the context, “greeting” should be understood as giving a sign of connectedness; hence, the meaning is very similar to “may God bless you.”[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁyːs ɡɔt/
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Interjection

grüß Gott

  1. (Southern Germany, Austria) hello

References

  1. ^ Hans Ulrich Schmid (2012). Bairisch: Das Wichtigste in Kürze.
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