gods
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑdz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɒdz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒdz
Etymology 1Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
NounEdit
gods
Etymology 2Edit
(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.
NounEdit
gods
- The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.
NounEdit
gods pl (plural only)
- The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.
Etymology 3Edit
From god (verb).
VerbEdit
gods
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of god
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse góz, a partitive genitive of góðr (“good”). Compare also Norwegian gods, Swedish gods.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gods n (singular definite godset, not used in plural form)
InflectionEdit
neuter gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gods | godset |
genitive | godss | godsets |
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
gods
GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
gōds
- Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃
LatgalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gadás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. Cognates include Latvian gads.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gods m
DeclensionEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 22
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gōdas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to suit, to gather”) from where also gads (“year”).
NounEdit
gods m (1st declension)
DeclensionEdit
Related termsEdit
- godāt (“to honor”)
MalteseEdit
Root |
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g-d-s |
3 terms |
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gods m (plural gdus)
- Archaic form of gozz.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
gods n (definite singular godset)
gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods or godser, definite plural godsa or godsene)
- an estate (large area of land under single ownership)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “gods” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gods n (definite singular godset)
gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods, definite plural godsa)
- an estate (large area of land under single ownership)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “gods” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
gods n
- goods, freight (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold) (uncountable)
- manor, estate (countable)
- property (countable)
- material (uncountable)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of gods | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gods | godset | gods | godsen |
Genitive | gods | godsets | gods | godsens |
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- gods in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)