Gott
English edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from German Gott ("God").
Proper noun edit
Gott
- 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
- (Luserna, Sette Comuni) God
- Gott dar Hèere ― God 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
Noun edit
Gott m (strong, genitive Gottes or Gotts, plural Götter, feminine Göttin)
Declension edit
Earlier (16-18th century), the word Gott was also declined as follows:
Hyponyms edit
- Donnergott
- Sonnengott
- See also: Category:de:Gods
Proper noun edit
Gott m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gottes or (rare) Gotts)
Usage notes edit
- The short genitive Gotts is nowadays exceedingly rare in the proper noun.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
- Abgott
- Gott hab ihn selig
- Gott im Himmel
- Gott mit uns
- Gott sei Dank
- Götterdämmerung
- Göttergabe
- Göttergatte
- gottergeben
- göttergleich
- Götterlehre
- Gottesacker
- Gottesanbeterin
- Gottesbeweis
- Gottesdienst
- Gottesfurcht
- gottesfürchtig
- Gottesgebärerin
- Gotteshaus
- Gottesmord
- Gottesreich
- Gottesurteil
- gottfroh
- gottgefällig
- gottgegeben
- gottgegeben
- gottgläubig
- gottgleich
- Gottheit
- Gottkaiser
- Gottklasse
- göttlich
- Göttlichkeit
- gottlos
- Gottseibeiuns
- 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 edit
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)
- 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
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Gott m
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
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
Gott m (plural Gëtter)
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
References edit
- 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
Nauruan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Gott
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)
Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German got
Noun edit
Gott m (plural Jetta)
Proper noun edit
Gott m
- God
- 2003, De Bibel, Mose I (Genesis) 1:1:
- Aum Aunfank muak Gott Himmel un Ieed.
- In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.
- 2003, De Bibel, Mose I (Genesis) 1:1: