Russian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gospodь.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐˈspotʲ]
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  • IPA(key): [ɣɐˈspotʲ]

Proper noun edit

Госпо́дь (Gospódʹm 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 edit

  • 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 edit

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See also edit

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Господь (Gospodĭ).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Госпо́дь (Hospódʹm pers (genitive Го́спода, uncountable)

  1. the Lord, God

Declension edit

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Further reading edit

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