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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gospodь.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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

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  • 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

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Господь (Gospodĭ).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Госпо́дь (Hospódʹm pers (genitive Го́спода, uncountable)

  1. the Lord, God

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Further reading

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  • 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