god

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English[edit]

A statue depicting Zeus, a Greek god.
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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English, from Old English god (“deity”) (akin to Old High German got (a rank of deity)), originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, both from the Proto-Germanic *gudą (compare Dutch god, German Gott, Danish gud), from the Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuto- (“invoked [one]”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call, to invoke”) or *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Not related to the word good.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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Wikipedia god (plural gods)

  1. A deity.
    1. A supernatural, typically immortal being with superior powers.
    2. A male deity.
      • 2002, Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby:
        When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love.
    3. A supreme being; God.
  2. An idol.
    1. A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.
    2. Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.
      • Bible, Phil. iii. 19
        whose god is their belly
  3. (metaphor) A person in a high position of authority; a powerful ruler or tyrant.
  4. An exceedingly handsome man.
    Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods.
  5. (Internet) The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.
    • 1996, Andy Eddy, Internet after hours
      The gods usually have several wizards, or "immortals," to assist them in building the MUD.
    • 2003, David Lojek, Emote to the Max (page 11)
      The wizzes are only the junior grade of the MUD illuminati. The people who attain the senior grade of MUD freemasonry by starting their own MUD, with all due hubris, are known as gods.

Usage notes[edit]

The word god is often applied both to males and to females. The word was originally neuter in Proto-Germanic; monotheistic – notably Judeo-Christian – usage completely shifted the gender to masculine, necessitating the development of a feminine form, goddess.

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

terms derived from "god"

Related terms[edit]

terms related to "god"

Translations[edit]

deity
idol
person in high position of authority
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Verb[edit]

god (third-person singular simple present gods, present participle godding, simple past and past participle godded)

  1. To idolize.
    • 1608, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Coriolanus, Act V Scene III:
      CORIOLANUS: This last old man, / Whom with a crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, / Loved me above the measure of a father; / Nay, godded me, indeed.
    • a. 1866, Edward Bulwer Lytton, "Death and Sisyphus".
      To men the first necessity is gods; / And if the gods were not, / " Man would invent them, tho' they godded stones.
    • 2001, Conrad C. Fink, Sportswriting: The Lively Game, page 78
      "Godded him up" ... It's the fear of discerning journalists: Does coverage of athletic stars, on field and off, approach beatification of the living?
  2. to deify
    • 1595, Edmund Spenser, Colin Clouts Come Home Againe.
      Then got he bow and fhafts of gold and lead, / In which fo fell and puiflant he grew, / That Jove himfelfe his powre began to dread, / And, taking up to heaven, him godded new.
    • 1951, Eric Voegelin, Dante Germino ed., The New Science of Politics: An Introduction (1987), page 125
      The superman marks the end of a road on which we find such figures as the "godded man" of English Reformation mystics
    • 1956, C. S. Lewis, Fritz Eichenberg, Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold, page 241
      "She is so lately godded that she is still a rather poor goddess, Stranger.

Translations[edit]

idolize
deify

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse góðr (“good”), from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”).

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ɡoð/, [ɡ̊oðˀ], [ɡ̊oːˀð], [ɡ̊oːˀ]
  • Rhymes: -oð

Adjective[edit]

god (neuter godt, definite and plural gode, comparative bedre, superlative bedst)

  1. good

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch got, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from the Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuto- (“invoked [one]”). Compare English and West Frisian god, German Gott, Danish gud.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

god m (plural goden, diminutive godje)

  1. god

Related terms[edit]

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

gōd

  1. See 𐌲𐍉𐌳

Low German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (in other dialects) goot (got)
  • (in other dialects) good

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German, from Old Saxon, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ɣɔʊt/, IPA: /ɣoʊt/

Adjective[edit]

god

  1. (in some dialects) good (alternative spelling of good)

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English god

Noun[edit]

god (plural gods, genitive goddes)

  1. god

Descendants[edit]

Middle Low German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Saxon gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ɣoʊt/

Adjective[edit]

gôd

  1. good
Descendants[edit]
  • Low German god

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Saxon gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • gad (later Middle Low German)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gōd m (genitive godes)

  1. god

Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Athabaskan *-ɢᴜ̓t’.

Cognates:

  • Apachean: Western Apache -god, Chiricahua -go’
  • Others: Hupa -ɢot’, Mattole -goʔł, Galice -gʷay’, Chilcotin -gʷə́d, Slavey -gó’, Hare -gó’, Dogrib -gò, Dene Sųłiné -gór, Sekani -gʷə̀de’, Dunneza -gʷəd, Central Tanana -gᴜd, Hän -gòd, Ahtna -ɢo’d, Dena’ina -ɢət’, Eyak -ɢuʰd

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: [kòt]~[kɣʷòt]

Noun[edit]

-god (inalienable)

  1. knee

Derived terms[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”).

Adjective[edit]

god (masculine god; feminine god; neuter godt; plural gode; comparative bedre; superlative best)

  1. good

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”).

Adjective[edit]

god (masculine god; feminine god; neuter godt; singular definite gode; plural gode; comparative betre; superlative best)

  1. good

Old English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuto- (“invoked; poured, libated”), from an original root *ǵʰaw-, *ǵʰawH- (“call, invoke”) or *ǵʰew- (“pour”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian god, Old Saxon god (Low German gad), Dutch god, Old High German got (German Gott), Old Norse goð, guð (Danish and Swedish gud), Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek καυχάομαι (kaukhaomai, “I extol, boast”), Old Irish guth (“voice”), Old Church Slavonic зъвати (Russian звать (zvat’, “call”)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

god n

  1. god
Declension[edit]
    Declension of god (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative god godu
accusative god godu
genitive godes goda
dative gode godum

Noun[edit]

god m

  1. God, the Christian god
Declension[edit]
    Declension of god (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative god godas
accusative god godas
genitive godes goda
dative gode godum
Descendants[edit]
  • Middle English: god
    • English: god

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-, *gʰadʰ- (“to gather, align, match”). Cognate with Old Frisian gōd, Old Saxon gōd, Dutch goed, Old High German guot (German gut), Old Norse góðr (Swedish god), Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (goths).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ɡoːd/

Adjective[edit]

gōd (comparative betera, superlative betst)

  1. good, appropriate, pleasing
Declension[edit]
Weak Strong
singular plural singular plural
m n f m n f m n f
nominative gōda gōde gōde gōdan nom. gōd gōde gōd gōda, -e
accusative gōdan gōde gōdan acc. gōdne gōd gōde gōde gōd gōda, -e
genitive gōdan gōdra, gōdena gen. gōdes gōdes gōdre gōdra
dative gōdan gōdum dat. gōdum gōdum gōdre gōdum
instrumental gōde


Descendants[edit]

Noun[edit]

gōd n

  1. good; goodness, benefit, well-being
Declension[edit]
    Declension of god (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative gōd gōd
accusative gōd gōd
genitive gōdes gōda
dative gōde gōdum

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”). Compare Old English and Old Frisian gōd, Old High German and Old Dutch guot, Old Norse góðr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ɡoːt/

Adjective[edit]

gōd (comparative betiro, superlative betst). Adverbial form: wela (comparative bet, superlative best).

  1. good
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of gōd
Strong declension
masculine neuter feminine
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative gōd gōde gōd gōde gōd gōdu
accusative gōdna gōde gōd gōde gōda gōdu
genitive gōdes gōdarō gōdes gōdarō gōdaro gōdarō
dative gōdumu gōdum gōdumu gōdum gōdaro gōdum
Weak declension
masculine neuter feminine
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative gōdo gōdu gōda gōdu gōda gōdu
accusative gōdun gōdun gōda gōdun gōdun gōdun
genitive gōdun gōdonō gōdun gōdonō gōdun gōdonō
dative gōdun gōdum gōdun gōdum gōdun gōdum


Comparative forms of gōd (weak only)
masculine neuter feminine
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative betiro betiru betira betiru betira betiru
accusative betirun betirun betira betirun betirun betirun
genitive betirun betironō betirun betironō betirun betironō
dative betirun betirum betirun betirum betirun betirum


Superlative forms of gōd
Strong declension
masculine neuter feminine
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative betst betste betst betste betst betstu
accusative betstna betste betst betste betsta betstu
genitive betstes betstarō betstes betstarō betstaro betstarō
dative betstumu betstum betstumu betstum betstaro betstum
Weak declension
masculine neuter feminine
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative betsto betstu betsta betstu betsta betstu
accusative betstun betstun betsta betstun betstun betstun
genitive betstun betstonō betstun betstonō betstun betstonō
dative betstun betstum betstun betstum betstun betstum


Descendants[edit]
  • Middle Low German: gôd

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ɡoːt/

Noun[edit]

gōd n

  1. goodness, benefit
Declension[edit]
Declension of god (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative gōd gōd
accusative gōd gōd
genitive gōdes gōdō
dative gōde gōdum
Descendants[edit]
  • Middle Low German: gôd

Etymology 3[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gudą, from the Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuto- (“invoked [one]”). Compare Old English god, Old Frisian god, Old High German got, Old Norse guð.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

god n

  1. god
Declension[edit]
Declension of god (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative god godu
accusative god godu
genitive godes godō
dative gode godum
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gudą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

god m

  1. God, the Christian god
Declension[edit]
Declension of god (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative God Godos
accusative God Godos
genitive Godes Godō
dative Gode Godum
Descendants[edit]
  • Middle Low German: God

Romansch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of probable Germanic origins (compare German Wald, Dutch woud).

Noun[edit]

god m (plural gods)

  1. (Puter, Vallader) forest

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *godъ. Cognate with Slovene god, Old Church Slavonic годъ (godŭ), Russian год (god).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ɡôːd/

Noun[edit]

gȏd m (Cyrillic spelling го̑д)

  1. name day
  2. anniversary, holiday
  3. ring (on a tree)

Declension[edit]

    declension of god
singular plural
nominative gȏd gȍdovi
genitive goda godova
dative godu godovima
accusative god godove
vocative gode godovi
locative godu godovima
instrumental godom godovima

Particle[edit]

god (Cyrillic spelling год)

  1. generalization particle
    (t)ko god — whoever
    što god — whatever
    štа god — whatever
    koji god — whichever
    Uzmi koji god hočeš.
    Take whichever you want.
    kad god — whenever
    čiji god — whoever's
    kako god — in whichever way
    kakav god — of whatever kind
    koliki god — of whichever size
    koliko god — no matter how much/many

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *godъ. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian god, Old Church Slavonic годъ.

Noun[edit]

god m inan.

  1. name day

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish goþer, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

god (comparative godare, superlative godast)

  1. good (not bad), fine, useful
  2. good (not evil), kind
  3. good (tasting)

Declension[edit]

Declension of god
Inflections of
god		 Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite
singular		 Common god godare godast
Neuter gott
Definite
singular		 Masc. gode godaste
All goda godaste
Plural goda godaste

Derived terms[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuto-. Compare English and Dutch god, German Gott, Danish gud.

Noun[edit]

god c (pl goaden)

  1. god, deity
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