See also: Gods and göds

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

NounEdit

gods

  1. plural of god

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

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

NounEdit

gods pl (plural only)

  1. The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.

Etymology 3Edit

From god (verb).

VerbEdit

gods

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡos/, [ˈɡ̊ɔs]

NounEdit

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

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

InflectionEdit

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

gods

  1. (archaic) Genitive singular form of god

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

gōds

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃

LatgalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

gods m

  1. year

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)

  1. honor

DeclensionEdit

Related termsEdit

MalteseEdit

Root
g-d-s
3 terms

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

gods m (plural gdus)

  1. Archaic form of gozz.

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse góz.

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse góz.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse góz.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

gods n

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