gods
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑdz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɒdz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒdz
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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 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).
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)
Declension
neuter gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gods | godset |
genitive | godss | godsets |
Gothic
Latgalian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gadás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. Cognates include Latvian gads.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɔt͡s]
- Hyphenation: gods
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”).
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 |
Related terms
- godāt (“to honor”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse góz.
Noun
gods n (definite singular godset)
gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods or godser, definite plural godsa or godsene)
- an estate (large area of land under single ownership)
References
- “gods” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse góz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʊts/
Noun
gods n (definite singular godset)
gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods, definite plural godsa)
- an estate (large area of land under single ownership)
References
- “gods” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse góz.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
gods n
Declension
Declension of gods | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gods | godset | gods | godsen |
Genitive | gods | godsets | gods | 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)