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Michaelangelo: The Creation

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English, from the Old English god (“‘supreme being, deity’”), from Old High German got (“‘a rank of deity’”), from the Proto-Germanic *ǥuđan, from the Proto-Indo-European *ǵhuto- (meaning that which is invoked), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵhau- (meaning to call, to invoke) or *ǵheu- (to pour). Not related to the word good.

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(RP) enPR: gŏd, IPA: /ɡɒd/, SAMPA: /gQd/
(GenAm) IPA: /ɡɑd/, SAMPA: /gAd/
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Singular
God

Plural
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God

The single god of various monotheistic religions.
The single male god of various duotheistic religions.
An impersonal and universal spiritual presence or force.
An omnipotent being, creator of the universe (as in deism).

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single god of monotheism

Afrikaans: God
Arabic: الله ar(ar) (Allāh) m., إله ar(ar) ('ilāh), الرب ar(ar) (ar-rább) m.
Aramaic:

Syriac: ܐܠܗܐ (’Alāhā’) m., ܐܝܠ (’Īl)
Armenian: Աստված (Astvaç), Տեր (Ter)
Bosnian: Bog bs(bs) m.
Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|бог|m|tr=bog}
Catalan: Déu ca(ca) m.
Chamicuro: yosi
Chinese: 天主 (Tiānzhŭ), 上帝 (Shàngdì)
Croatian: Bog hr(hr) m.
Czech: Bůh cs(cs) m.
Danish: Gud da(da)
Dutch: God nl(nl) m.
Esperanto: Dio eo(eo)
Estonian: jumal et(et)
Finnish: Jumala fi(fi)
French: Dieu fr(fr) m.
Georgian: ღმერთი ka(ka) (ɣ̞mert'i)
German: Gott de(de) m.
Greek: Θεός el(el) (theós) m.
Haitian Creole: Bondye

Hebrew: אלהא (’Alāhā’) m., איל (’Īl)
Hebrew: יהוה (YHVH) (Adonái)
Hungarian: Isten hu(hu), Úristen hu(hu), Jóisten hu(hu)
Icelandic: Guð is(is)
Ilocano: Dios
Irish: Dia ga(ga) m.
Italian: Dio it(it) m.
Japanese: 神 (かみ, kami), 神様 (かみさま, kamisama)

Kamba: Ngai
Khmer: ព្រះ (prayah)
Kikuyu: Ngai
Kurdish: خودا, خوا
Lao: ພະເຈົ້າ lo(lo) (pha'-cau)
Latin: Deus la(la) m.
Lithuanian: Dievas lt(lt) m.
Luhya: wele
Luo: Nyasae
Macedonian: Бог mk(mk) (Bog) m.
Maltese: Alla mt(mt)
Nauruan: Gott na(na)
Navajo: Diyin Ayóí Átʼéii, Diyin God
Norwegian: Gud no(no) m., Herre no(no)
Ojibwe: gichi-manidoo
Old Prussian: Dēiws m., dēiws m.
Pashto: خداى ps(ps) (xwdāy) m.
Persian: خدا fa(fa) (khoda)
Polish: Bóg pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: Deus pt(pt) m.
Romanian: Dumnezeu ro(ro) m.
Russian: Бог ru(ru) (Box) m., Господь ru(ru) (gospód’) m.
Sotho: Modimo st(st), Ramasedi st(st), Raseokamelabatho st(st)
Spanish: Dios es(es) m.
Swahili: Allah sw(sw), Mungu sw(sw)
Swedish: Gud sv(sv) m.
Tagalog: Diyos tl(tl)
Thai: พระเจ้า th(th) (Pra-Jao)
Turkish: Tanrı tr(tr)
West Frisian: God fy(fy) c.

single male god of duotheism

Arabic: اله ar(ar) (ilāh) m.
Armenian: աստված (astvaç)
Catalan: Déu ca(ca) m.
Chinese: 神 (Shén), 男神 (Nánshén)
Czech: Bůh cs(cs) m.
Dutch: God nl(nl) m.
Esperanto: Dio eo(eo)
Estonian: jumal et(et)
French: Dieu fr(fr) m.
German: Gott de(de) m.
Greek: Θεός el(el) (theós) m.
Ilocano: Dios

Italian: Dio it(it) m.
Japanese: 神 (かみ, kami), 神様 (かみさま, kamisama)
Lao: ພະເຈົ້າ lo(lo) (pha'-cau)
Lithuanian: Dievas lt(lt) m.
Macedonian: бог mk(mk) (bog) m.
Portuguese: Deus pt(pt) m.
Romanian: Dumnezeu ro(ro) m.
Russian: бог ru(ru) (box) m.
Spanish: Dios es(es) m.
Swahili: Jalali sw(sw)
Swedish: Gud sv(sv) m.
Tagalog: Diyos tl(tl)

impersonal, universal, spiritual presence

Aramaic:

Syriac: ܐܠܗܐ (’Alāhā’) m.

Hebrew: אלהא (’Alāhā’) m.
Armenian: աստված (astvaç)
Catalan: Déu ca(ca) m.
Czech: bůh cs(cs) m.
Danish: Gud da(da) n.
Dutch: God nl(nl) m.
Esperanto: Dio eo(eo)
German: Gott de(de) m.

Greek: Θεός el(el) (theós) m.
Italian: Dio it(it) m.
Lao: ພະເຈົ້າ lo(lo) (pha'-cau)
Lithuanian: Dievas lt(lt) m.
Macedonian: бог mk(mk) (bog) m.
Romanian: Dumnezeu ro(ro) m., dumnezeu ro(ro) m.
Russian: бог ru(ru) (box) m.
Swahili: Jalali sw(sw)
Turkish: Tengri tr(tr)

an omnipotent being

Aramaic:

Syriac: ܐܠܗܐ (’Alāhā’) m.

Hebrew: אלהא (’Alāhā’) m.
Armenian: աստված (astvaç)
Catalan: Déu ca(ca) m.
Czech: bůh cs(cs) m.
Danish: Gud da(da)
Dutch: God nl(nl) m.
Esperanto: Dio eo(eo)
Finnish: jumala fi(fi), Jumala fi(fi)
French: Dieu fr(fr) m.
German: Gott de(de) m.
Greek: Θεός el(el) (theós) m.

Italian: Dio it(it) m.
Kikuyu: Ngai
Lao: ພະເຈົ້າ lo(lo) (pha'-cau)
Lithuanian: Dievas lt(lt) m.
Luhya: Were
Luo: Nyasaye
Macedonian: бог mk(mk) (bog) m.
Old Prussian: Dēiws m., dēiws m.
Romanian: Dumnezeu ro(ro) m., dumnezeu ro(ro) m.
Russian: бог ru(ru) (box) m.
Swahili: Jalali sw(sw)
Swedish: Gud sv(sv) m.

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Afrikaans: God
Basque: Jaungoiko eu(eu) / Jaungoikoa, Jainko / Jainkoa
Bosnian: Bog m., Allah m.
Bulgarian: бог bg(bg) (bog) m.
Cebuano: Diyos
Croatian: Bog, Gospodin
French: Dieu fr(fr) m.
Gilbertese: atua
Hebrew: יהוה (YHVH) (Adonái), השם (ha-Shem) (reverent form, lit. "the Name"), אלוהים (ĕlōhîm) (lit. "Gods" plural, refers to the one God), אל (El) or האל (ha-El) (God), 'ה or יי or 'ד (Adonai) (abbr. forms), אדֹני (phonetic "Adonai"), יה ("Yah," as in "Halleluyah"), ריבונו של עולם (Ribono shel Olam) (Master of the Universe), שכינה (Sh'chinah) (Divine Presence, often used to refer to a feminine interpretation of God)
Hindi: ईश्वर (īshvar), परमेश्वर (parameshvar), भगवान bhagvān, परमात्मा (paramātmā), देवता (devtā), दैवता (daivtā)
Icelandic: Guð
Indonesian: Tuhan
Interlingua: Deo
Judeo-Spanish: Dio
Korean: 신 (神, Sin), 하느님 (Haneunim)
Latin: deus la(la) m.
Lithuanian: Dievas m.

Luganda: Katonda
Maltese: Alla
Nauruan: Gott
Nepali: ईश्वर (ishwar), परमेश्वर (parameshwar), परमात्मा (paramatma), देवता (deuta/devta)
Occitan: Deu m.
Old Prussian: Dēiws m., dēiws m.
Persian: خُداوَند (χodāvænd)
Punjabi: ਰੱਬ (rabb), ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (vāhigurū)
Quenya: Eru
Sardinian: Deus m.
Scottish Gaelic: Dia
Serbian:

Cyrillic: Бог sr(sr) m., Господ sr(sr) m.

Roman: Bog m., Gospod m.
Slovak: Boh m.
Slovene: Bog m.
Spanish: Dios m.
Swahili: Allah (noun 1)
Swedish: Gud m.
Tausug: Tuhan
Thai: พระเจ้า (phrā jào), เทพเจ้า (thèhp jào)
Ukrainian: бог (boɦ) m.
Urdu: خدا (khudā), الله (Allāh)
Welsh: Duw m.

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Alphagram: dgo
dog, DOG

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(Belgium) IPA: /ʝɔt/

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(Netherlands) IPA: /ɣɔt/

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God

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God

God

God

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