gods

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See also: Gods and göds

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

gods

  1. plural of god

Etymology 2[edit]

(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[edit]

gods

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

Noun[edit]

gods pl (plural only)

  1. The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.
  2. (printing, historical) The quadrats used by printers in throwing on the imposing stone, similar to the movement in casting dice.

Etymology 3[edit]

From god (verb).

Verb[edit]

gods

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of god

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡos/, [ˈɡ̊ɔs]

Noun[edit]

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

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

Declension[edit]

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

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gods

  1. (archaic) genitive singular of god

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

gōds

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃

Latgalian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

gods m

  1. year

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

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

Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

gods m (1st declension)

  1. honor

Declension[edit]

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

Related terms[edit]

Maltese[edit]

Root
g-d-s
3 terms

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gods m (plural gdus)

  1. Archaic form of gozz.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse góz.

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse góz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse góz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gods n

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

Declension[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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