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gods

See also: Gods and göds

English edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

gods

  1. plural of god

Etymology 2 edit

(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 edit

gods

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

Noun edit

gods pl (plural only)

  1. The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.
  2. (printing, historical) The quadrats used by printers in throwing on the imposing stone, similar to the movement in casting dice.

Etymology 3 edit

From god (verb).

Verb edit

gods

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of god

Anagrams edit

Danish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡos/, [ˈɡ̊ɔs]

Noun edit

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

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

Declension edit

Declension of gods
neuter
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative gods godset
genitive godss godsets

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gods

  1. (archaic) genitive singular of god

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

gōds

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃

Latgalian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɔt͡s]
  • Hyphenation: gods

Noun edit

gods m

  1. year

Declension edit

Declension of gods (type 1 noun)
singular plural
nominative gods godi
genitive goda godu
dative godam godim
accusative godu godus
instrumental godu godim
locative godā godūs
vocative god godi

References edit

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

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gōdas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to suit, to gather”) from where also gads (“year”).

Noun edit

gods m (1st declension)

  1. honor

Declension edit

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

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Maltese edit

Root
g-d-s
3 terms

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gods m (plural gdus)

  1. Archaic form of gozz.

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse góz.

Noun edit

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 edit

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse góz.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

References edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse góz.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gods n

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

Declension edit

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

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

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