Gott

See also: gott, GOtt, and gött

English

Etymology

Possibly from German Gott ("God").

Proper noun

Gott

1. A surname​.

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German

Etymology

From Old High German got, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós. Compare Dutch and English god, Danish gud, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ). The word was neuter in Old High German.

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 like this:

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
• leben wie Gott in Frankreich
• mein Gott
• Rachegott
• so Gott will
• vergelt's Gott
• vergöttern

 

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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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