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god

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The Vedic god Indra (sense 1) on his mount Airavata.
 
A statue depicting Zeus, a Greek god (sense 1).
 
A Neopagan altar in Björkö, Sweden; the larger wooden figure represents the Norse god Frey (sense 1).

Inherited from Middle English god, from Old English god, originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity, from Proto-West Germanic *god n, from Proto-Germanic *gudą; see there for further origin. Not related to the word good or Persian خدا (xodâ, “god”).

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god (plural gods)

  2. A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:god
    The most frequently used name for the Islamic god is Allah.
    • 2002, Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby:
      When ancient Greeks had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave. Athena was telling them to fall in love.
  3. An idol.
    1. A representation of a deity, especially a statue or statuette.
    2. (figurative) Something or someone particularly revered, worshipped, idealized, admired and/or followed.
      Leo Messi is my god!
  4. (figurative) A person in a very high position of authority, importance or influence; a powerful ruler or tyrant.
    • 1959, Percy E. Corbett, Law in Diplomacy, page 105:
      In 1951 Stalin was a god and the official tone towards the West was one of total antagonism.
  5. (figurative, informal) A person who is exceptionally skilled in a particular activity.
    He is the god of soccer!
  6. (figurative, informal) An exceedingly handsome man.
    Lounging on the beach were several Greek gods.
  7. (Internet, roleplaying games) The person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon.
    Synonyms: arch, imp
    • 1996, Andy Eddy, Internet after hours:
      The gods usually have several wizards, or "immortals," to assist them in building the MUD.
    • 2003, David Lojek, Emote to the Max, page 11:
      The wizzes are only the junior grade of the MUD illuminati. The people who attain the senior grade of MUD freemasonry by starting their own MUD, with all due hubris, are known as gods.

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The word god is often applied both to males and to females. The word was originally neuter in Proto-Germanic; monotheistic – notably Judeo-Christian – usage completely shifted the gender to masculine, necessitating the development of a feminine form, goddess. (In Old English the feminine gyden, as well as a more explicitly marked masculine goda, existed.)

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Descendants

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  • Belizean Creole: gaad
  • Sranan Tongo: gado

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See god/translations § Noun.

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god

  1. (often derogatory, also philosophy) Alternative letter-case form of God
    • 1530, William Tyndall, “An aunſwere vnto Syr Thomas Mores Dialogue”, in The whole workes of W. Tyndall […], published 1573, page 271:
      And ſuch is to beare yͤ names of god with croſſes betwene ech name about them.
    • 2005, Diane L. Gabriel, Angel of My Heart, →ISBN, page 46:
      “I say fuck it. Fuck god and fuck all the religions that praise him.”
    • 2010 [6th century], Boethius, translated by Andrew Smith, On Aristotle, On Interpretation 1–3, page 136:
      For if the necessity of events is bound up with god’s knowledge, if there is no necessity in events, the divine knowledge is abolished. And whose mind is so distorted by such an impious idea that he would dare to say this of god?
    • 2012, Penn Jillette, God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales, →ISBN, page 77:
      If I ask you if you believe in god, I just want to know if you have an imaginary omnipotent friend who you really believe lives outside of you in the real world.
    • 2016, Andrew Sneddon, A is for Atheist: An A to Z of the Godfree Life‎[1], →ISBN:
      Perhaps what is needed is just the right attitude: one’s heart should be open to god in order to hear his messages. […] It does not matter: such claims only prove my point about the communicative shortcomings of so-called divine signs.
    • 2017, Myrto Hatzimichali, “Stoicism and Platonism in ‘Arius Didymus’”, in Troels Engberg-Pedersen, editor, From Stoicism to Platonism: The Development of Philosophy, 100 BCE–100 CE, →ISBN, page 91:
      This is the formulation of the moral end as ‘assimilation to god’, which would become standard in later Platonism.

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god (third-person singular simple present gods, present participle godding, simple past and past participle godded)

  1. (transitive) To idolize.
    • 1608, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Coriolanus, act V, scene III:
      CORIOLANUS: This last old man, / Whom with a crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, / Loved me above the measure of a father; / Nay, godded me, indeed.
    • a. 1866, Edward Bulwer Lytton, "Death and Sisyphus".
      To men the first necessity is gods; / And if the gods were not, / " Man would invent them, tho' they godded stones.
    • 2001, Conrad C. Fink, Sportswriting: The Lively Game, page 78:
      "Godded him up" ... It's the fear of discerning journalists: Does coverage of athletic stars, on field and off, approach beatification of the living?
  2. (transitive) To deify.
    • 1595, Edmund Spenser, Colin Clouts Come Home Againe:
      Then got he bow and shafts of gold and lead, / In which so fell and puissant he grew, / That Jove himselfe his powre began to dread, / And, taking up to heaven, him godded new.
    • 1951, Eric Voegelin, Dante Germino ed., The New Science of Politics: An Introduction, published 1987, page 125:
      The superman marks the end of a road on which we find such figures as the "godded man" of English Reformation mystics
    • 1956, C. S. Lewis, Fritz Eichenberg, Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold, page 241:
      "She is so lately godded that she is still a rather poor goddess, Stranger.["]

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References

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  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
  • Bosworth, Toller, "An Anglo Saxon Dictionary": http://bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/017298

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Danish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Danish gōþær, gothær, from Old Norse góðr (“good”), from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz. Cognate with English good and German gut.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊oˀð], [ˈɡ̊oðˀ], [ˈɡ̊oˀ]
  • Rhymes: -oð
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god (neuter godt, plural and definite singular attributive gode, comparative bedre, superlative (predicative) bedst, superlative (attributive) bedste)

  1. good

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Dutch god, from Old Dutch got, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Compare English and West Frisian god, German Gott, Danish gud.

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god m (plural goden, diminutive godje n, feminine godin)

  1. god, deity

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See also the derived terms at God.

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gōd

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳

Low German

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From Middle Low German gôt, from Old Saxon gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

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  • IPA(key): /ɡoʊt/, /ɣɔʊt/, /ɣoʊt/

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god

  1. (in some dialects) good (alternative spelling of goot)

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  • The comparative is bäter and the superlative is best.

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god

  1. Superseded spelling of gód.

Middle Dutch

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god m

  1. Alternative spelling of got

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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

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    god (plural goddes, genitive goddes)

    1. A god or deity; a divine individual.
    2. A person worshipped as a divinity.
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    god (genitive goddes, uncountable)

    1. God (the deity of Abrahamic religions, especially the Christian God, considered to be Jesus Christ)
      • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[2], published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:5, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
        ⁊ leıtıs ⁊ voıces ⁊ þundꝛıngıs camen out of þe troone. ⁊ ſeuene lau[m]pıs bꝛe[n]nynge bıfoꝛe þe troone.· whıche ben þe ſeuene ſpırıtıs of god
        And lightning, sounds, and thunder came out of the throne, and seven lamps were burning in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
      • a. 1450, The Creation and the Fall of Lucifer in The York Plays, as recorded c. 1463–1477 in British Museum MS. Additional 35290:
        I am gracyus and grete, god withoutyn begynnyng, / I am maker vnmade, all mighte es in me, / I am lyfe and way vnto welth-wynnyng, / I am formaste and fyrste, als I byd sall it be.
        I am gracious and great, God without beginning, / I am the unmade maker—all might is in me, / I am life and the way to the attainment of salvation, / I am foremost and first—as I command, it shall be.
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    Etymology 2

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    From Old English gōd (“good”).

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    god

    1. Alternative form of good

    Middle Low German

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    god

    1. Alternative spelling of gôt.

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    god

    1. Alternative spelling of got.
    2. Alternative spelling of gôt.
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    From Proto-Athabaskan *-ɢᴜ̓t’.

    Cognates:

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    -god (inalienable)

    1. knee

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    • agod (“someone’s knee”)
    • hagod (“one’s knee”)
    • bigod (“his/her/their knee”)
    • shigod (“my knee”)

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Inherited from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”).

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    • IPA(key): /ɡuː/, [ɡɯᵝː]

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    god (neuter singular godt, definite singular and plural gode, comparative bedre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)

    1. good

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”). Akin to English good.

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    god (masculine and feminine god, neuter godt, definite singular and plural gode, comparative betre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)

    1. good
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    Inherited from Old Norse goð.

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    god ?

    1. god (only used in given names)
      Synonym: gud
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    Male given names:

    Female given names:

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    Old English

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    Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

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    gōd (comparative betera, superlative betest, adverb wel)

    1. good
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    Declension of gōd — Strong
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative gōd gōd gōd
    Accusative gōdne gōde gōd
    Genitive gōdes gōdre gōdes
    Dative gōdum gōdre gōdum
    Instrumental gōde gōdre gōde
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative gōde gōda, gōde gōd
    Accusative gōde gōda, gōde gōd
    Genitive gōdra gōdra gōdra
    Dative gōdum gōdum gōdum
    Instrumental gōdum gōdum gōdum
    Declension of gōd — Weak
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative gōda gōde gōde
    Accusative gōdan gōdan gōde
    Genitive gōdan gōdan gōdan
    Dative gōdan gōdan gōdan
    Instrumental gōdan gōdan gōdan
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative gōdan gōdan gōdan
    Accusative gōdan gōdan gōdan
    Genitive gōdra, gōdena gōdra, gōdena gōdra, gōdena
    Dative gōdum gōdum gōdum
    Instrumental gōdum gōdum gōdum
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    gōd n

    1. good (something good or good things collectively)
      • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday"
        ...þæt is buh fram yfele and dō gōd.
        ...'Turn from evil, and do good.'
    2. goods, possessions
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    Declension of gōd (strong a-stem)
    Case Singular Plural
    nominative gōd gōd
    accusative gōd gōd
    genitive gōdes gōda
    dative gōde gōdum

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      Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Originally neuter, then changed to masculine to reflect the change in religion to Christianity.

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      god n or m

      1. god
        • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Passion of St. Julian and his wife Basilissa"
          Gehelp urum godum and hat to þe gefeccan þisne dry Iulianum þe ure goda anlicnysse mid ealle to-brytte...
          Help our gods, and command men to bring thee this sorcerer Julianus, who hath utterly broken the images of our gods,...
        • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"
          Nāst þū lā Geori þæt ūre godas swincað mid þē and ġit hī synd ġeþyldiġe þæt hī þe miltsion. Nū lǣre ic ðē swā swā lēofne sunu þæt ðū þæra cristenra lāre forlǣte mid ealle and tō mīnum rǣde hraðe ġebūge swā þæt ðū offriġe þām ārwurðan Appoline and þū mycelne wurðmynt miht swā beġitan.
          Knowest thou not, O George, that our gods are striving with thee, and even yet they are patient, that they may pity thee; now I exhort thee, as a beloved son, that thou altogether quit the Christians' doctrine, and quickly incline to my counsel, so that thou sacrifice to the venerable Apollo, and thou mayest so obtain great honour.
        • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
          Nu ge þam mærum godum offrian nellað, ne beo ge me næfre heonon-forð swa wurðe ne swa leofe swa ge ær wæron...
          Since ye will not offer to the great gods, ye shall never henceforth be to me so worthy nor so dear as ye were before;...
        • c. 1021, Wulfstan, Winchester Code of Cnut, article 5.1:
          Hǣðensċipe biþ þæt man dēofolġield weorðiġe, þæt is þæt man weorðiġe hǣðenu godu and sunnan oþþe mōnan, fȳr oþþe flōd, wæterwiellas oþþe stānas oþþe ǣniġes cynnes wudutreowu, oþþe wiċċecræft lufiġe oþþe morðweorc ġefremme on ǣniġe wisan, oþþe on blōte oþþe frihte, oþþe swelcra gedwimera ǣniġ þing drēoge.
          Paganism is when you practice idolatry, that is, when you worship heathen gods and the sun or the moon, or fire or flood, or wells or stones or any kind of forest trees, or if you love witchcraft or commit murderous acts in any way, whether by sacrifice or by divination, or take any part in such delusions.
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      neuter
      Declension of god (strong a-stem)
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      nominative god godu
      accusative god godu
      genitive godes goda
      dative gode godum
      masculine
      Declension of god (strong a-stem)
      Case Singular Plural
      nominative god godas
      accusative god godas
      genitive godes goda
      dative gode godum
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      god m

      1. Alternative letter-case form of God.
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      Declension of God (strong a-stem)
      Case Singular Plural
      nominative God —
      accusative God —
      genitive Godes —
      dative Gode —
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      Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gōd.

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      • (13th CE) IPA(key): [ɡoːd]
      • Hyphenation: god

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      gōd

      1. good
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      Declension of god — Strong
      Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
      Nominative gōd gōde gōd
      Accusative gōdne, -ene, -en gōde gōd
      Genitive gōdes gōdere gōdes
      Dative gōda, -e gōdere gōda, -e
      Instrumental gōda, -e gōdere gōda, -e
      Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
      Nominative gōda, -e gōda, -e gōda, -e
      Accusative gōda, -e gōda, -e gōda, -e
      Genitive gōdera gōdera gōdera
      Dative gōda, -e gōda, -e gōda, -e
      Instrumental gōda, -e gōda, -e gōda, -e
      Declension of god — Weak
      Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
      Nominative gōda gōde gōde
      Accusative gōda gōda gōde
      Genitive gōda gōda gōda
      Dative gōda gōda gōda
      Instrumental gōda gōda gōda
      Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
      Nominative gōda gōda gōda
      Accusative gōda gōda gōda
      Genitive gōdena gōdena gōdena
      Dative gōdum, -on gōdum, -on gōdum, -on
      Instrumental gōdum, -on gōdum, -on gōdum, -on
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      Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *god.

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      • (13th CE) IPA(key): [ɡod]
      • Hyphenation: god

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      god m

      1. god
      2. (Christianity) God
        • c. 1485, Freeska Landriucht [The Law of the Frisian Land]‎[3], page 1:
          THer era godes ſynre liauer moder Maria alle des himelſche heerſchipes.
          In honour of god, his mother Mary, all the heavenly hosts.
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      Declension of god (masculine consonant stem)
      singular plural
      nominative god god
      genitive godes goda
      dative gode godum, godem
      accusative god god
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      • North Frisian:
        • Föhr-Amrum: God
      • Saterland Frisian: God
      • West Frisian: god, God

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      • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 197

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      Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”).

      Cognate with Old English gōd, Old Frisian gōd, Old High German guot, Old Dutch guot, Old Norse góðr.

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      gōd (comparative betiro, superlative betst)

      1. good
        • Heliand, verse 363
          Davides thes gōdon
          David the Good
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      Positive forms of gōd
      Strong declension
      gender masculine neuter feminine
      case singular plural singular plural singular plural
      nominative gōd gōde gōd gōde gōd gōdu
      accusative gōdana gōde gōd gōde gōda gōdu
      genitive gōdes gōdarō gōdes gōdarō gōdaro gōdarō
      dative gōdumu gōdum gōdumu gōdum gōdaro gōdum
      Weak declension
      gender masculine neuter feminine
      case singular plural singular plural singular plural
      nominative gōdo gōdu gōda gōdu gōda gōdu
      accusative gōdun gōdun gōda gōdun gōdun gōdun
      genitive gōdun gōdonō gōdun gōdonō gōdun gōdonō
      dative gōdun gōdum gōdun gōdum gōdun gōdum
      Comparative forms of gōd (weak only)
      gender masculine neuter feminine
      case singular plural singular plural singular plural
      nominative betiro betiru betira betiru betira betiru
      accusative betirun betirun betira betirun betirun betirun
      genitive betirun betironō betirun betironō betirun betironō
      dative betirun betirum betirun betirum betirun betirum
      Superlative forms of gōd
      Strong declension
      gender masculine neuter feminine
      case singular plural singular plural singular plural
      nominative betst betste betst betste betst betstu
      accusative betstana betste betst betste betsta betstu
      genitive betstes betstarō betstes betstarō betstaro betstarō
      dative betstumu betstum betstumu betstum betstaro betstum
      Weak declension
      gender masculine neuter feminine
      case singular plural singular plural singular plural
      nominative betsto betstu betsta betstu betsta betstu
      accusative betstun betstun betsta betstun betstun betstun
      genitive betstun betstonō betstun betstonō betstun betstonō
      dative betstun betstum betstun betstum betstun betstum


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      • Middle Low German: gôt
        • German Low German: good
        • Low German: goot

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      Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

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      gōd n

      1. goodness, benefit
        • Heliand, verse 1456
          dōt im gōdes filu
          They gave to them loads of goods
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      Declension of gōd (neuter a-stem)
      singular plural
      nominative gōd gōd
      accusative gōd gōd
      genitive gōdes gōdō
      dative gōde gōdun
      instrumental — —


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      • Middle Low German: gôt
        • German Low German: Good
        • Low German: Goot

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      Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą. Compare Old English god, Old Frisian god, Old High German got, Old Norse guð.

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      god n

      2. god
        • Heliand, verse 326
          godes ēgan barn
          God's own child
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      Declension of god (neuter a-stem)
      singular plural
      nominative god godu
      accusative god godu
      genitive godes godō
      dative gode godum
      instrumental — —


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      • Middle Low German: got

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

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      god m

      1. God (the Christian god)
        • Heliand, verse 11
          thia habdon maht godes helpa fan himila
          They had the power by the help of God in the heavens
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      Declension of god (masculine a-stem)
      singular plural
      nominative god godos
      accusative god godos
      genitive godes godō
      dative gode godum
      instrumental — —


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      • Middle Low German: got

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      Of probable Germanic origin. Cognate with German Wald, German Low German Woold, Dutch woud, English wold).

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      god m (plural gods)

      1. (Puter, Vallader) forest

      Serbo-Croatian

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *godъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gadás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. Cognate with Slovene god, Old Church Slavonic годъ (godŭ), Russian год (god).

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      Noun

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      gȏd m (Cyrillic spelling го̑д)

      1. name day
      2. anniversary, holiday
      3. ring (on a tree)

      Declension

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      Declension of god
      singular plural
      nominative gȏd gȍdovi
      genitive goda godova
      dative godu godovima
      accusative god godove
      vocative gode godovi
      locative godu godovima
      instrumental godom godovima

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      Particle

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      god (Cyrillic spelling год)

      1. generalization particle
        (t)ko god ― whoever
        što god ― whatever
        gdje god ― wherever
        koji god ― whichever
        Uzmi koji god hoćeš! ― Take whichever you want!
        kad god ― whenever
        čiji god ― whoever's
        kako god ― in whichever way
        kakav god ― of whatever kind
        koliki god ― of whichever size
        koliko god ― no matter how much/many

      Slovene

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *godъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gadás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian god, Old Church Slavonic годъ (godŭ).

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      gọ̑d m inan

      1. name day
        Synonyms: godovni dan, godovno, imendan
      2. name day celebration
        Synonym: godovanje
      3. (obsolete) anniversary[→SSKJ]
        Synonym: obletnica

      Declension

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      First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular
      nom. sing. gọ̑d
      gen. sing. godȗ
      singular dual plural
      nominative
      imenovȃlnik       		gọ̑d godȏva godȏvi
      genitive
      rodȋlnik       		godȗ godóv godóv
      dative
      dajȃlnik       		gọ̑du, gọ̑di godȏvoma, godȏvama godȏvom, gọ̑dȏvam
      accusative
      tožȋlnik       		gọ̑d godȏva godȏve
      locative
      mẹ̑stnik       		gọ̑du, gọ̑di godȏvih godȏvih
      instrumental
      orọ̑dnik       		gọ̑dom godȏvoma, godȏvama godȏvi
      (vocative)
      (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)       		gọ̑d godȏva godȏvi



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      First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , fixed accent
      nom. sing. gọ̑d
      gen. sing. gọ̑da
      singular dual plural
      nominative
      imenovȃlnik       		gọ̑d godȏva godȏvi
      genitive
      rodȋlnik       		gọ̑da godóv godóv
      dative
      dajȃlnik       		gọ̑du, gọ̑di godȏvoma, godȏvama godȏvom, gọ̑dȏvam
      accusative
      tožȋlnik       		gọ̑d godȏva godȏve
      locative
      mẹ̑stnik       		gọ̑du, gọ̑di godȏvih godȏvih
      instrumental
      orọ̑dnik       		gọ̑dom godȏvoma, godȏvama godȏvi
      (vocative)
      (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)       		gọ̑d godȏva godȏvi


      Derived terms

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      Further reading

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      • “god”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
      • “god”, in Termania, Amebis
      • See also the general references

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from English god. Compare with god tier.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈɡod/ [ˈɡoð̞]
      • Rhymes: -od
      • Syllabification: god

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      god m or f (masculine and feminine plural godes)

      1. (Internet slang) fire; cool, amazing; excellent
        Synonym: genial
        Esta película es god.
        This movie is fire.

      Swedish

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Swedish gōþer, from Old Norse góðr, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to join, to unite”).

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ɡuːd/, (colloquial) /ɡuː/
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      god (comparative godare or bättre, superlative godast or bäst)

      1. good, morally commendable
        en god människa
        a good person
        en god gärning
        a good deed
        att vilja göra gott [nominalized]
        to want to do good
        en god hustru
        a good wife [could also be considered to belong to other senses]
      2. tasty, good (tasting good)
        Synonyms: välsmakande, (colloquial) go
        Är maten god?
        Is the food good? [The intuition in Swedish is closer to "tasty" than "good" – see the usage notes below]
        Mums! Gott!
        Yum! Tasty!
        Kebabsåsen var jättegod
        The kebab sauce was really good / delicious
      3. good (having pleasing qualities)
        goda nyheter
        good news ["bra" is less idiomatic]
        ett gott råd
        a piece of good advice ["bra" is unidiomatic]
        vara i god form
        be in good form [currently perform well – interchangeable with "bra"]
      4. good, proficient
        en god berättare
        a good story-teller ["bra" is less idiomatic]
        en god skytt
        a good shot [someone with good aim, etc. – "bra" is also common]
      5. quite large in extent or degree, good, goodly
        Synonym: (often) bra
        vinna med god marginal
        win by a wide/good margin ["bra" is unidiomatic]
        Det är en god bit kvar att gå
        It's quite some ways left to go [interchangeable with "bra"]
        Jag har god lust att anmäla dom
        I'm quite tempted to report them ["bra" is less idiomatic]
      6. good (of friends and the like)
        De är goda vänner
        They are good friends [with each other – "bra" brings the intuition closer to "both of them is a good friend"]

      Usage notes

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      • In cases where god and bra are idiomatically interchangeable, god often sounds a bit old-fashioned.
      • "God mat" only refers to taste (and is idiomatic when describing food as tasty). "Good food" in a more general sense (well-made, nutritious, tasty, etc. – context-dependent) is "bra mat."

      Declension

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      Inflection of god
      Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
      Common singular god godare godast
      Neuter singular gott godare godast
      Plural goda godare godast
      Masculine plural3 gode godare godast
      Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
      Masculine singular1 gode godare godaste
      All goda godare godaste
      1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
      2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
      3) Dated or archaic
      Inflection of god
      Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
      Common singular god bättre bäst
      Neuter singular gott bättre bäst
      Plural goda bättre bäst
      Masculine plural3 goda bättre bäst
      Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
      Masculine singular1 gode bättre bäste
      All goda bättre bästa
      1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
      2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
      3) Dated or archaic

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      West Frisian

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Old Frisian god, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.

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      god c (plural goaden, diminutive godsje)

      1. god, deity

      Further reading

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      • “God”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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