Muttergottes
See also: Mutter Gottes
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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- (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) Alternative form of Gottesmutter
Usage notes
- Note that this a mere univerbation of Mutter Gottes, unlike Gottesmutter, which is an actual compound. Since the genitive is postpositioned, Muttergottes still takes the definite article: die Muttergottes.
Interjection
Muttergottes!
- Mother of God; used as an exclamation of shock, awe or surprise, but not anger