Gott

See also: gott, GOtt, and gött

English

Etymology

Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Gott ("God").

Proper noun

Gott

1. A surname

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German

Etymology

From Old High German got, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós. Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch and English god, Danish gud, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ). The word was neuter in (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔt/

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Noun

Gott m (genitive Gottes or Gotts, plural Götter, female Göttin)

1. god

Declension

Earlier (16-18th century) the word Gott was also declined like this: Template:de-decl-noun-m

Hyponyms

• Donnergott
• Sonnengott
• See also: Category:de:Gods

Proper noun

Gott m (genitive Gottes or Gotts)

1. God

Usage notes

• The short genitive Gotts is nowadays exceedingly rare in the proper noun.

Alternative forms

• GOtt

Derived terms

• Abgott
• Gott hab ihn selig
• Gott im Himmel
• Gott mit uns
• Gott sei Dank
• Götterdämmerung
• Göttergabe
• Göttergatte
• gottergeben
• göttergleich
• Götterlehre
• Gottesacker
• Gottesanbeterin
• Gottesbeweis
• Gottesdienst
• Gottesfurcht
• gottesfürchtig
• Gottesgebärerin
• Gotteshaus
• Gottesmord
• Gottesreich
• Gottesurteil
• gottfroh
• gottgefällig
• gottgegeben
• gottgegeben
• gottgläubig
• gottgleich
• Gottheit
• Gottkaiser
• Gottklasse
• göttlich
• Göttlichkeit
• gottlos
• Gottseibeiuns
• Gottvater
• gottverdammt
• Götz
• Götze
• grüß Gott
• Herrgott
• Hühnergott
• kleine Sünden bestraft der liebe Gott sofort
• Lamm Gottes
• leben wie Gott in Frankreich
• mein Gott
• Rachegott
• so Gott will
• vergelt's Gott
• vergöttern

 

Further reading

• “Gott” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• Kot (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Old High German got, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔt/

Proper noun

Gott m (plural Getter)

1. God

   Mein Gott!

   My God!

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Both the vocalism (-o- instead of -a-) and the plural are influenced by German Gott. Also cognate with English god, Dutch god, Icelandic guð, Danish gud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡot/
  • Rhymes: -ot

Proper noun

Gott m

1. God

Synonyms

• Härgott

Noun

Gott m (plural Gëtter)

1. god

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Nauruan

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gott.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔt/

Proper noun

Gott

1. God

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Gott, Dutch god, English god.

Noun

Gott m (plural Gedder)

1. god

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Gott m (plural Jetta)

1. god

Proper noun

Gott m

1. God

Derived terms

• gottlooss