Göttin

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German gotinne, from Old High German gutin, from Proto-Germanic *gudinī. Cognate with Dutch godin, Old English gyden, Swedish gudinna. By surface analysis, Gott +‎ -in.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡœtɪn/
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  • Hyphenation: Göt‧tin

Noun[edit]

Göttin f (genitive Göttin, plural Göttinnen)

  1. goddess
    • 1570, Hans Sachs, Das ander Buch, Sehr Herzliche Schöne Artliche und gebundene Gedicht, mancherley art, section Protheus der Meer Gott. Ein Fürbild der Warheit:
      Die Göttin, welche war trieffnasser
      Die schwang auß irem Haar das wasser
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