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

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

Hyponyms

  • Donnergott
  • Sonnengott

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 (Portuguese based orthography)

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 Old High German got, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Cognate with German Gott, English god, Dutch god, Icelandic guð, Danish gud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡot/
    • Rhymes: -ot

Proper noun

Gott

  1. God

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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