Göttin

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gotinne, from Old High German gutin, from Proto-Germanic *gudinī. Cognate with Dutch godin, Old English gyden, Swedish gudinna. By surface analysis, Gott +‎ -in.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡœtɪn/
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  • Hyphenation: Göt‧tin

Noun

Göttin f (genitive Göttin, plural Göttinnen)

  1. goddess
    • 1570, Hans Sachs, Das ander Buch, Sehr Herzliche Schöne Artliche und gebundene Gedicht, mancherley art, section Protheus der Meer Gott. Ein Fürbild der Warheit:
      Die Göttin, welche war trieffnasser
      Die schwang auß irem Haar das wasser
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Declension
Declension of Göttin [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Göttin die Göttinnen
genitive einer der Göttin der Göttinnen
dative einer der Göttin den Göttinnen
accusative eine die Göttin die Göttinnen

Further reading
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