Gott

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See also: gott, GOtt, gött, and gótt

English

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Etymology

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Possibly from German Gott ("God").

Proper noun

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Gott

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (god, deity). Cognate with German Gott, English God.

Proper noun

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Gott m

  1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) God
    Gott dar HèereGod the Lord

References

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  • “Gott” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Compare Dutch god, English god, Danish gud, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɔt/
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Noun

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Gott m (strong, genitive Gottes or Gotts, plural Götter, feminine Göttin)

  1. god

Declension

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Earlier (16-18th century), the word Gott was also declined as follows:

Hyponyms

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Proper noun

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Gott m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gottes or (rare) Gotts)

  1. God

Usage notes

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  • The short genitive Gotts is nowadays exceedingly rare in the proper noun.

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Gott” in Duden online
  • Gott” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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  • Kot (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

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From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Gott m (plural Getter)

  1. God
    Mein Gott!
    My God!

Further reading

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Limburgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Gott m

  1. (Eupen) god

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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Gott m

  1. (Eupen, rare) God
    Synonym: Härrgott

Usage notes

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  • Gott is rarely used to refer to the Christian god, when referring to the Christian god Härrgott is normally used. Gott is normally instead used to refer to the general concept of a god.

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German got, from Old High German got.

Both the vocalism (-o- instead of -a-) and the plural are influenced by German Gott. Also cognate with English god, Dutch god, Icelandic guð, Danish gud.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Gott m

  1. God

Synonyms

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Noun

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Gott m (plural Gëtter)

  1. god

Mòcheno

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Etymology

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From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą (god, deity). Cognate with German Gott, English God.

Proper noun

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Gott m

  1. God

References

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Nauruan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Gott.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Gott

  1. God

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German got. Compare German Gott, Dutch god, English god.

Noun

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Gott m (plural Gedder)

  1. god

Plautdietsch

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German got

Noun

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Gott m (plural Jetta)

  1. god

Proper noun

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Gott m

  1. God
    • 2003, De Bibel, Mose I (Genesis) 1:1:
      Aum Aunfank muak Gott Himmel un Ieed.
      In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.

Derived terms

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