Herrgott

German

Etymology

From Herr (“Lord”) +‎ Gott (“God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛrɡɔt/, [ˈhɛʁ.ɡɔt], [ˈhɛɐ̯-] (noun, sometimes interjection)
• IPA^(key): /hɛrˈɡɔt/ (interjection)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Herrgott m (strong, genitive Herrgotts, plural (rare) Herrgötter)

1. (Christianity, with definite article) God, the Lord

   Synonyms: Gott, Herr

2. (Southern Germany, Austria) crucifix (statue of Jesus on the cross)

   Synonyms: Kruzifix, (loosely) Kreuz

Declension

Declension of Herrgott [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Herrgott	die	Herrgötter1
genitive	eines	des	Herrgotts	der	Herrgötter1
dative	einem	dem	Herrgott	den	Herrgöttern1
accusative	einen	den	Herrgott	die	Herrgötter1

¹Rare.

Derived terms

• den Herrgott einen guten Mann sein lassen
• Herrgottsfrühe
• Herrgottswinkel

Interjection

Herrgott!

1. good Lord! (expression of being startled or scared)
2. damn! (expression of frustration)

Derived terms

• Herrgott noch mal
• Herrgott noch einmal

Descendants

• → Czech: hergot

Further reading

• “Herrgott”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Herrgott” in Duden online