Gott
Cimbrian
Etymology
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.
References
- “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
Etymology
From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós. Compare Dutch god, English god, Danish gud, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔt/
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Declension
Earlier (16-18th century), the word Gott was also declined as follows:
Hyponyms
- Donnergott
- Sonnengott
- See also: Category:de:Gods
Usage notes
- The short genitive Gotts is nowadays exceedingly rare in the proper noun.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- Abgott
- Gott hab ihn selig
- Gott im Himmel
- Gott mit uns
- Gott sei Dank
- Götterdämmerung
- Göttergabe
- Göttergatte
- gottergeben
- göttergleich
- Götterlehre
- Gottesacker
- Gottesanbeterin
- Gottesbeweis
- Gottesdienst
- Gottesfurcht
- gottesfürchtig
- Gottesgebärerin
- Gotteshaus
- Gottesmord
- Gottesreich
- Gottesurteil
- gottfroh
- gottgefällig
- gottgegeben
- gottgegeben
- gottgläubig
- gottgleich
- Gottheit
- Gottkaiser
- Gottklasse
- göttlich
- Göttlichkeit
- gottlos
- Gottseibeiuns
- Gottvater
- gottverdammt
- Götz
- Götze
- grüß Gott
- Herrgott
- Hühnergott
- kleine Sünden bestraft der liebe Gott sofort
- Lamm Gottes
- mein Gott
- Rachegott
- so Gott will
- vergelt's Gott
- vergöttern
- wie Gott in Frankreich leben
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- Kot (Wiesemann spelling system)
Etymology
From Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔt/
Further reading
Limburgish
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós.
Derived terms
- gottluës
- gottsegedank
- gottsgetrö
- gottsiëlech
- Gottslammp
- Gottstaalder
- Gottswéll
- göttlech
- Härrgott
Usage notes
- 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
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ɡot/
- Rhymes: -ot
Synonyms
- Härgott
Mòcheno
Etymology
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.
References
- 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
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German got. Compare German Gott, Dutch god, English god.
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German got
Proper noun
Gott m
- God
- 2003, De Bibel, Mose I (Genesis) 1:1:
- Aum Aunfank muak Gott Himmel un Ieed.
- In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.
- 2003, De Bibel, Mose I (Genesis) 1:1: