gods

See also: Gods and göds

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑdz/
• IPA^(key): /ɡɒdz/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒdz

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

1. The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.

Etymology 3

From god (verb).

Verb

gods

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of god

Anagrams

• dog's, dogs

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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

Inflection

Declension of gods

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gods	godset
genitive	godss	godsets

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

gods

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) Genitive singular form of god

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Gothic

Romanization

gōds

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃

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Latgalian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔts/

Noun

gods m

1. year

References

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

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Latvian

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

Related terms

• godāt (“to honor”)

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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

• godseier
• godsterminal
• godstog

• godstrafikk
• godstransport
• godsvogn

• gravgods
• stykkgods
• vrakgods

References

• “gods” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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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

• godsterminal
• godstog
• godstrafikk

• godstransport
• godsvogn

• stykkgods
• vrakgods

References

• “gods” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse góz.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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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

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

Derived terms

• giftorättsgods
• godsexpedition
• godstjocklek
• godstrafik
• godsvagn
• godsägare
• svetsgods

 

Related terms

• gjutgods

References

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