Gott

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See also: gott, GOtt, gött, and gótt

English

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Etymology

Possibly from German Gott ("God").

Proper noun

Gott

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god, deity”). Cognate with German Gott, English God.

Proper noun

Gott m

  1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) God
    Gott dar Hèere ― God the Lord

References

  • “Gott” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

German

Etymology

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós. Compare Dutch god, English god, Danish gud, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔt/
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Noun

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

  1. god

Declension

Declension of Gott
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gott die Götter
genitive eines des Gottes, Gotts der Götter
dative einem dem Gott, Gotte1 den Göttern
accusative einen den Gott die Götter

1Now rare, see notes.

Earlier (16-18th century), the word Gott was also declined as follows:

Declension of Gott
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gott die Götter
genitive eines des Gottes, Gotts der Götteren, Göttern, Götter
dative einem dem Gott, Gotte1 den Götteren, Göttern
accusative einen den Gott die Götter

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Proper noun

Gott m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gottes or (rare) Gotts)

  1. God

Usage notes

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

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Gott” in Duden online
  • “Gott” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • Kot (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gott m (plural Getter)

  1. God
    Mein Gott!
    My God!

Further reading

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós.

Pronunciation

Noun

Gott m

  1. (Eupen) god

Derived terms

Proper noun

Gott m

  1. (Eupen, rare) God
    Synonym: Härrgott

Usage notes

  • Gott is rarely used to refer to the Christian god, when referring to the Christian god Härrgott is normally used. Gott is normally instead used to refer to the general concept of a god.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got.

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

Proper noun

Gott m

  1. God

Synonyms

Noun

Gott m (plural Gëtter)

  1. god

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god, deity”). Cognate with German Gott, English God.

Proper noun

Gott m

  1. God

References

Nauruan

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gott.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gott

  1. God

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German got. Compare German Gott, Dutch god, English god.

Noun

Gott m (plural Gedder)

  1. god

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German got

Noun

Gott m (plural Jetta)

  1. god

Proper noun

Gott m

  1. God
    • 2003, De Bibel, Mose I (Genesis) 1:1:
      Aum Aunfank muak Gott Himmel un Ieed.
      In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.

Derived terms

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