# gods
## English
### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ɡɑdz/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɡɒdz/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒdz

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

gods
* plural of god

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) So called from the idea of gods (deities) reigning from on high.

#### Noun

gods
* The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.

#### Noun

gods pl (plural only)
* The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.
* (printing, historical) The quadrats used by printers in throwing on the imposing stone, similar to the movement in casting dice.

### Etymology 3

From god (verb).

#### Verb

gods
* third-person singular simple present indicative of god

### Anagrams

* dog's, dogs

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse góz, a partitive genitive of góðr (“good”). Compare also Norwegian gods, Swedish gods.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡos/, [ˈɡ̊ɔs]

### Noun

gods n (singular definite godset, not used in plural form)
* (uncountable) goods, freight, stores
* (uncountable) property
* estate

#### Declension
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

gods
* (archaic) genitive singular of god

## Gothic
### Romanization

gōds
* Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃

## Latgalian
### Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gadás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. Cognates include Latvian gads.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡɔt͡s]
* Hyphenation: gods

### Noun

gods m
* year

#### Declension
### References

* Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 22

## Latvian
### Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gōdas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to suit, to gather”) from where also gads (“year”).

### Noun

gods m (1st declension)
* honor

#### Related terms

* godāt (“to honor”)

## Maltese

* Root
* g-d-s
* 3 terms

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡɔt͡s/

### Noun

gods m (plural gdus)
* Archaic form of gozz.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse góz.

### Noun

gods n (definite singular godset)
* goods
gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods or godser, definite plural godsa or godsene)
* an estate (large area of land under single ownership)

#### Derived terms

* godseier
* godsterminal
* godstog
* godstrafikk
* godstransport
* godsvogn
* gravgods
* stykkgods
* vrakgods

### References

* “gods” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse góz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡʊts/

### Noun

gods n (definite singular godset)
* goods
gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods, definite plural godsa)
* an estate (large area of land under single ownership)

#### Derived terms

* godsterminal
* godstog
* godstrafikk
* godstransport
* godsvogn
* stykkgods
* vrakgods

### References

* “gods” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse góz.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

gods n
* (uncountable) goods, freight (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold)
* (countable) manor, estate
* (countable) property
* (uncountable) material

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | gods | gods |
| singular | definite | godset | godsets |
| plural | indefinite | gods | gods |
| plural | definite | godsen | godsens |

#### Derived terms

* allmängods
* arvegods
* expressgods
* flintgods
* flottgods
* fraktgods
* fädernegods
* giftorättsgods
* gjutgods
* godsexpedition
* godstjocklek
* godstrafik
* godsvagn
* godsägare
* hittegods
* ilgods
* importgods
* jordagods
* kronogods
* krukgods
* kulturgods
* lergods
* massgods
* paketgods
* resgods
* samlastningsgods
* släktgods
* smuggelgods
* stamgods
* stengods
* storgods
* styckegods
* stöldgods
* svetsgods
* tankegods
* tjuvgods
* transitgods
* transitogods
* tullgods
* utfyllnadsgods
* vrakgods

#### Related terms

* gjutgods

### References

* gods in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
* gods in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)