See also: gott, GOtt, gött, and gótt

English edit

 
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Etymology edit

Possibly from German Gott ("God").

Proper noun edit

Gott

  1. A surname.

Anagrams edit

Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Gott m

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

References edit

  • “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 [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔt/
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Noun edit

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

  1. god

Declension edit

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

Hyponyms edit

Proper noun edit

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

  1. God

Usage notes edit

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

Alternative forms edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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

Hunsrik edit

Alternative forms edit

  • Kot (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology edit

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 edit

Proper noun edit

Gott m (plural Getter)

  1. God
    Mein Gott!
    My God!

Further reading edit

Limburgish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Gott m

  1. (Eupen) god

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

Gott m

  1. (Eupen, rare) God
    Synonym: Härrgott

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Proper noun edit

Gott m

  1. God

Synonyms edit

Noun edit

Gott m (plural Gëtter)

  1. god

Mòcheno edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Gott m

  1. God

References edit

Nauruan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Gott.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Gott

  1. God

Pennsylvania German edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

Gott m (plural Gedder)

  1. god

Plautdietsch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German got

Noun edit

Gott m (plural Jetta)

  1. god

Proper noun edit

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 edit