Gott

See also: gott, GOtt, gött, and gótt

English

Etymology

Possibly from German Gott ("God").

Proper noun

Gott

1. A surname​.

Anagrams

• OGTT

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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
• “Gott” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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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 (genitive Gottes or Gotts, plural Götter, female 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 uncommon, 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 uncommon, see notes

Hyponyms

• Donnergott
• Sonnengott
• See also: Category:de:Gods

Proper noun

Gott m (genitive Gottes or Gotts)

1. God

Usage notes

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

Alternative forms

• GOtt

Derived terms

• Abgott
• Götterdämmerung
• Göttergabe
• Göttergatte
• gottergeben
• göttergleich
• Götterlehre
• Gottesacker
• Gottesanbeterin
• Gottesbeweis
• Gottesdienst
• Gottesfurcht
• gottesfürchtig
• Gottesgebärerin
• Gotteshaus
• Gottesmord
• Gottesreich
• Gottesurteil
• gottfroh
• gottgefällig
• gottgegeben
• gottgegeben
• gottgläubig
• gottgleich
• Gott hab ihn selig
• Gottheit
• Gott im Himmel
• Gottkaiser
• Gottklasse
• göttlich
• Göttlichkeit
• gottlos
• Gott mit uns
• Gottseibeiuns
• Gott sei Dank
• Gottvater
• gottverdammt
• Götz
• Götze
• grüß Gott
• Herrgott
• Hühnergott
• kleine Sünden bestraft der liebe Gott sofort
• Lamm Gottes
• mein Gott
• Rachegott
• so Gott will
• vergelt's Gott
• vergöttern
• wie Gott in Frankreich leben

 

Further reading

• “Gott” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• Kot (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Old High German got, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔt/

Proper noun

Gott m (plural Getter)

1. God

   Mein Gott!

   My God!

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. 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

• IPA^(key): /ɡot/
  • Rhymes: -ot

Proper noun

Gott m

1. God

Synonyms

• Härgott

Noun

Gott m (plural Gëtter)

1. god

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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

• “Gott” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Nauruan

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gott.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔt/

Proper noun

Gott

1. God

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Gott, Dutch god, English god.

Noun

Gott m (plural Gedder)

1. god

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Gott m (plural Jetta)

1. god

Proper noun

Gott m

1. God

Derived terms

• gottlooss