Abgott

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abgot, from Old High German abgot. Analysable as ab- +‎ Gott. Compare Dutch afgod, obsolete English afgod.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Ab‧gott
• IPA^(key): /ˈapˌɡɔt/, [ˈʔapˌɡɔtʰ]

Noun

Abgott m (genitive Abgotts or Abgottes, plural Abgötter, female Abgöttin)

1. a false god; an idol

Derived terms

• abgöttisch
• Abgötterei

Further reading

• “Abgott” in Duden online
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Abgott”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891