Gottesmutter
German
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editGottesmutter f (proper noun, genitive Gottesmutter)
- (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) Mother of God (the Virgin Mary)
Usage notes
edit- Note that this is not a univerbation for Gottes Mutter, but an actual compound; hence it is stressed on the first syllable and takes the definite article: die Gottesmutter.