gods

See also: Gods and göds

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gods

  1. 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

  1. The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.

Noun

gods pl (plural only)

  1. The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.

Etymology 3

From god (verb).

Verb

gods

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of god

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡos/, [ˈɡ̊ɔs]

Noun

gods n (singular definite godset, not used in plural form)

  1. (uncountable) goods, freight, stores
  2. (uncountable) property
  3. estate

Declension
Declension of gods
neuter
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative gods godset
genitive godss godsets

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

gods

  1. (archaic) Genitive singular form of god

Gothic

Romanization

gōds

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃

Latgalian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɔt͡s]
  • Hyphenation: gods

Noun

gods m

  1. year

Declension
Declension of gods (type 1 noun)
singular plural
nominative gods godi
genitive goda godu
dative godam godim
accusative godu godus
instrumental godu godim
locative godā godūs
vocative god godi

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)

  1. honor

Declension
Declension of gods (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) gods godi
accusative (akuzatīvs) godu godus
genitive (ģenitīvs) goda godu
dative (datīvs) godam godiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) godu godiem
locative (lokatīvs) godā godos
vocative (vokatīvs) god godi
  • godāt (“to honor”)

Maltese
Root
g-d-s
3 terms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔt͡s/

Noun

gods m (plural gdus)

  1. Archaic form of gozz.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse góz.

Noun

gods n (definite singular godset)

  1. goods

gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods or godser, definite plural godsa or godsene)

  1. an estate (large area of land under single ownership)

Derived terms
Terms derived from gods

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse góz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʊts/

Noun

gods n (definite singular godset)

  1. goods

gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods, definite plural godsa)

  1. an estate (large area of land under single ownership)

Derived terms
Terms derived from gods

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse góz.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

gods n

  1. goods, freight (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold) (uncountable)
  2. manor, estate (countable)
  3. property (countable)
  4. material (uncountable)

Declension
Declension of gods 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gods godset gods godsen
Genitive gods godsets gods godsens

Derived terms
  • gjutgods

References
  • gods in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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