Gott

See also: gott, GOtt, gött, and gótt

English

Etymology

Possibly from German Gott ("God").

Proper noun

Gott

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• OGTT

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.

Proper noun

Gott m

1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) God

   Gott dar Hèere ― God the Lord

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. Compare Dutch god, English god, Danish gud, Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔt/

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Noun

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

1. god

Declension

Declension of Gott [masculine, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

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

Declension of Gott [masculine, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

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

Proper noun

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

1. God

Usage notes

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

Alternative forms

• GOtt

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
• 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

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• Kot, kot (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

From Central Franconian Jott, from Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰutós, from *ǵʰew- + *-tós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkot/
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: Gott

Noun

Gott m or n (plural Getter, feminine Gettin)

1. god; deity

Proper noun

Gott m or n

1. (Christianity) God

   Synonym: Herrgott

   Mein Gott! ― My God!

Usage notes

• This term preserves the vestigial genitive Gottes in some compounds and idioms.

Derived terms

• gettlich
• Herrgott

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• gód, Gód (widespread variant)
• Jott (Krefeld)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɔt/, [ɣot]
• Homophone: gott
• Hyphenation: Gott
• Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

Gott m

1. (Eupen) god

Derived terms

• gottluës
• gottsegedank
• gottsgetrö
• gottsiëlech
• Gottslammp
• Gottstaalder
• Gottswéll
• göttlech
• Härrgott

Proper noun

Gott m

1. (Eupen, rare) God

   Synonym: 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

Proper noun

Gott m

1. God

Synonyms

• Härgott

Noun

Gott m (plural Gëtter)

1. god

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.

Proper noun

Gott m

1. 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

Nauruan

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gott.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔt/

Proper noun

Gott

1. God

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

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

Noun

Gott m (plural Gedder)

1. god

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German got

Noun

Gott m (plural Jetta)

1. god

Proper noun

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

• gottlooss