Muttergottes
See also: Mutter Gottes
German
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMuttergottes f (proper noun, genitive Muttergottes)
- (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) Alternative form of Gottesmutter
Usage notes
edit- Note that this a mere univerbation of Mutter Gottes, unlike Gottesmutter, which is an actual compound. Since the genitive is postpositioned, Muttergottes still takes the definite article: die Muttergottes.
Interjection
editMuttergottes!
- Mother of God; used as an exclamation of shock, awe or surprise, but not anger