# Gott
## English
### Etymology

Possibly from German Gott ("God").

### Proper noun

Gott
* 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
* (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: /ɡɔt/
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### Noun

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

#### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.
Earlier (16-18th century), the word Gott was also declined as follows:
$^1$Now rare, see notes.

#### Hyponyms

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

### Proper noun

Gott m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gottes or (rare) Gotts)
* 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
* 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: /ˈkot/
* Rhymes: -ot
* Syllabification: Gott

### Noun

Gott m or n (plural Getter, feminine Gettin)
* god; deity

### Proper noun

Gott m or n
* (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

### References

* ↑ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Gott”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 69, column 1

## Limburgish
### Alternative forms

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

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɣɔt/, [ɣot]
* Homophone: gott
* Hyphenation: Gott
* Rhymes: -ɔt

### Noun

Gott m
* (Eupen) god

#### Derived terms

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

### Proper noun

Gott m
* (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: /ɡot/
** Rhymes: -ot

### Proper noun

Gott m
* God

#### Synonyms

* Härgott

### Noun

Gott m (plural Gëtter)
* 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
* 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: /ɡɔt/

### Proper noun

Gott
* 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)
* god

## Plautdietsch
### Etymology

From Middle Low German got

### Noun

Gott m (plural Jetta)
* god

### 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.

#### Derived terms

* gottlooss