grüß Gott

German edit

Etymology edit

Short for grüß dich Gott, from grüß (subjunctive form of grüßen, from Middle High German grüezen (“to greet”)) + dich + Gott; in the context, “greeting” should be understood as giving a sign of connectedness; hence, the meaning is very similar to “may God bless you.”^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɡʁyːs ɡɔt/
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Interjection edit

grüß Gott

(Southern Germany, Austria) hello

References edit

^ Hans Ulrich Schmid (2012). Bairisch: Das Wichtigste in Kürze.

[1] Hans Ulrich Schmid (2012). Bairisch: Das Wichtigste in Kürze.

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