gods

See also: Gods and göds

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡɑdz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡɒdz/

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• Rhymes: -ɒdz

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gods

1. plural of god

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) So called from the idea of gods (deities) reigning from on high.

Noun

gods

1. The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.

Noun

gods pl (plural only)

1. The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.

Etymology 3

From god (verb).

Verb

gods

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of god

Anagrams

• dog's, dogs

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse góz, a partitive genitive of góðr (“good”). Compare also Norwegian gods, Swedish gods.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡos/, [ˈɡ̊ɔs]

Noun

gods n (singular definite godset, not used in plural form)

1. (uncountable) goods, freight, stores
2. (uncountable) property
3. estate

Inflection

Declension of gods

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gods	godset
genitive	godss	godsets

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

gods

1. (archaic) Genitive singular form of god

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Gothic

Romanization

gōds

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃

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Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gadas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. Cognates include Latvian gads.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔts/

Noun

gods m

1. year

Declension

Declension of gods (class I noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	gods	godi
genitive	gods	godu
dative	godam	godim
accusative	godu	godus
locative	godā	godūs

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 22

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Latvian

Noun

gods m (1st declension)

1. honor

Declension

Declension of gods (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	gods	godi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	godu	godus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	goda	godu
dative (datīvs)	godam	godiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	godu	godiem
locative (lokatīvs)	godā	godos
vocative (vokatīvs)	god	godi

Related terms

• godāt (“to honor”)

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Maltese

Root
g-d-s
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔt͡s/

Noun

gods m (plural gdus)

1. Archaic form of gozz.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse góz

Noun

gods n (definite singular godset)

1. goods

gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods or godser, definite plural godsa or godsene)

1. an estate (large area of land under single ownership)

Derived terms

Terms derived from gods

• godseier
• godsterminal
• godstog

• godstrafikk
• godstransport
• godsvogn

• gravgods
• stykkgods
• vrakgods

References

• “gods” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse góz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʊts/

Noun

gods n (definite singular godset)

1. goods

gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods, definite plural godsa)

1. an estate (large area of land under single ownership)

Derived terms

Terms derived from gods

• godsterminal
• godstog
• godstrafikk

• godstransport
• godsvogn

• stykkgods
• vrakgods

References

• “gods” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse góz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gods n

1. goods, freight (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold) (uncountable)
2. manor, estate (countable)
3. property (countable)
4. material (uncountable)

Declension

Declension of gods
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gods	godset	gods	godsen
Genitive	gods	godsets	gods	godsens

Derived terms

• giftorättsgods
• godsexpedition
• godstjocklek
• godstrafik
• godsvagn
• godsägare
• svetsgods

 

Related terms

• gjutgods

References

• gods in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)