Gottesgebärerin

German

Gottesgebärerin

Etymology

Gott (“God”) +‎ Gebärerin (“woman who gives birth”)

Proper noun

Gottesgebärerin f (proper noun, genitive Gottesgebärerin)

1. (Christianity, especially Eastern Orthodoxy) Mother of God (the Virgin Mary)

   Synonyms: Gottesmutter, Muttergottes

Usage notes

• Chiefly used as a translation of the Ancient Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos).