Herrgott

German

Etymology

From Herr (“Lord”) +‎ Gott (“God”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Herrgott m (genitive Herrgotts, no plural)

(Christianity) Lord, God
(southern Germany, Austria) crucifix (statue of Jesus on the cross)

Declension

Declension of Herrgott (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Herrgott
genitive	eines	des	Herrgotts
dative	einem	dem	Herrgott
accusative	einen	den	Herrgott

Derived terms

Herrgottsfrühe

Interjection

Herrgott

good Lord, damn

Derived terms

Herrgott noch mal
Herrgott noch einmal

Descendants

→ Czech: hergot

Further reading

Herrgott in Duden online

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