Господь

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See also: господь, Господ, and господ

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gospodь.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Госпо́дь • (Gospódʹ) m anim (genitive Го́спода)

  1. the Lord, God
    Го́споди! (vocative) ― Góspodi! ― Good Lord!
    Не дай Госпо́дь! ― Ne daj Gospódʹ! ― God forbid!
    Госпо́дь его́ зна́ет! ― Gospódʹ jevó znájet! ― God only knows!; Who knows?
    Госпо́дь с тобо́й! ― Gospódʹ s tobój! ― Bless you!; also: Get outta here! (incredulity)
    Госпо́дь с ним! ― Gospódʹ s nim! ― Forget him!

Usage notes

  • It's acceptable to pronounce the first letter "г (g)" as /ɣ/ or /ɦ/ in standard Russian for this word. The vocative case is more likely to be pronounced with /ɣ/ or /ɦ/.

Declension

Declension of Госпо́дь△ (anim sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg) 
singular
nominative Госпо́дь△
Gospódʹ△
genitive Го́спода
Góspoda
dative Го́споду
Góspodu
accusative Го́спода
Góspoda
instrumental Го́сподом
Góspodom
prepositional Го́споде
Góspode
vocative Го́споди
Góspodi

△ Irregular.

Pre-reform declension of Госпо́дь△ (anim sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg) 
singular
nominative Госпо́дь△
Gospódʹ△
genitive Го́спода
Góspoda
dative Го́споду
Góspodu
accusative Го́спода
Góspoda
instrumental Го́сподомъ
Góspodom
prepositional Го́сподѣ
Góspodě
vocative Го́споди
Góspodi

△ Irregular.

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Господь (Gospodĭ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Госпо́дь • (Hospódʹ) m pers (genitive Го́спода, uncountable)

  1. the Lord, God

Declension

Declension of Госпо́дь (pers sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative Госпо́дь
Hospódʹ
genitive Го́спода
Hóspoda
dative Го́сподові, Го́споду, Господе́ві
Hóspodovi, Hóspodu, Hospodévi
accusative Го́спода
Hóspoda
instrumental Го́сподом
Hóspodom
locative Го́сподові, Го́споду, Го́споді, Господе́ві
Hóspodovi, Hóspodu, Hóspodi, Hospodévi
vocative Го́споди
Hóspody

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Further reading

  • Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “Госпо́дь”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
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