gods
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑdz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɒdz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒdz
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English goddes, godes, from Old English godas, plural of Old English god (“god”), equivalent to god + -s.
Noun[edit]
gods
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) So called from the idea of gods (deities) reigning from on high.
Noun[edit]
gods
- The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.
Noun[edit]
gods pl (plural only)
- The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.
Etymology 3[edit]
From god (verb).
Verb[edit]
gods
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of god
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse góz, a partitive genitive of góðr (“good”). Compare also Norwegian gods, Swedish gods.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gods n (singular definite godset, not used in plural form)
Inflection[edit]
| neuter gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gods | godset |
| genitive | godss | godsets |
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
gods
Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
gōds
- Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃
Latgalian[edit]
Noun[edit]
gods m
Latvian[edit]
Noun[edit]
gods m (1st declension)
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- godāt (“to honor”)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
gods n (definite singular godset)
gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods or godser, definite plural godsa or godsene)
- an estate (large area of land under single ownership)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “gods” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gods n (definite singular godset)
gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods, definite plural godsa)
- an estate (large area of land under single ownership)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “gods” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
gods n
- goods, freight (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold) (uncountable)
- manor, estate (countable)
- property (countable)
- material (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of gods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gods | godset | gods | godsen |
| Genitive | gods | godsets | gods | godsens |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English words suffixed with -s
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English pluralia tantum
- English verb forms
- Danish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish neuter nouns
- Danish uncountable nouns
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch noun case forms
- Gothic non-lemma forms
- Gothic romanizations
- Latgalian lemmas
- Latgalian nouns
- Latgalian masculine nouns
- ltg:Time
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian first declension nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns