German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German gotheit, from Old High German gotheit, goteheit, equivalent to Gott +‎ -heit. Compare English godhead, Dutch godheid.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔthaɪ̯t/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Gottheit f (genitive Gottheit, plural Gottheiten)

  1. deity (essential nature of a god, divinity)
  2. (higher register) The state of being a god; divinity

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Gottheit” in Duden online
  • Gottheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache