Gott

See also: gott, GOtt, and gött

English

Etymology

Possibly from German Gott ("God").

Proper noun

Gott

  1. A surname​.

German

Etymology

From Old High German got, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós. Compare Dutch and English god, Danish gud, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ). The word was neuter in Old High German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔt/
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Noun

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

  1. god

Declension
Declension of Gott
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gott die Götter
genitive eines des Gottes,
Gotts		 der Götter
dative einem dem Gott,
Gotte1		 den Göttern
accusative einen den Gott die Götter
1Now uncommon, see notes

Earlier (16-18th century) the word Gott was also declined like this:

Declension of Gott
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gott die Götter
genitive eines des Gottes,
Gotts		 der Götteren,
Göttern,
Götter
dative einem dem Gott,
Gotte1		 den Götteren,
Göttern
accusative einen den Gott die Götter
1Now uncommon, see notes

Hyponyms
  • Donnergott
  • Sonnengott
  • See also: Category:de:Gods

Proper noun

Gott m (genitive Gottes or Gotts)

  1. God

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

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Gott in Duden online

Hunsrik

Alternative forms
  • Kot (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Old High German got, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔt/

Proper noun

Gott m (plural Getter)

  1. God
    Mein Gott!
    My God!

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Gott m

  1. God

Synonyms
  • Härgott

Noun

Gott m (plural Gëtter)

  1. god

Nauruan

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gott.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔt/

Proper noun

Gott

  1. God

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Gott, Dutch god, English god.

Noun

Gott m (plural Gedder)

  1. god

Plautdietsch

Noun

Gott m (plural Jetta)

  1. god

Proper noun

Gott m

  1. God

Derived terms
  • gottlooss
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