meine Güte

German

Alternative forms

  • du meine Güte

Etymology

Minced oath for mein Gott.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmaɪ̯nəˈɡyːtə/, /ˈmaɪ̯nəˌɡyːtə/
  • Both are possible, but in the form du meine Güte the stress is virtually always on meine.

Interjection

meine Güte

  1. my goodness