"Herrgott" meaning in All languages combined

See Herrgott on Wiktionary

Interjection [German]

IPA: /ˈhɛrɡɔt/, [ˈhɛʁ.ɡɔt], [ˈhɛɐ̯-], /hɛrˈɡɔt/ Audio: De-Herrgott.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Herrgott! [canonical]
Etymology: From Middle High German hērre got, hërre got, equivalent to Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Herr<t:Lord>|Gott<t:God>}}, {{inh|de|gmh|hērre got}} Middle High German hērre got, {{compound|de|Herr|Gott|t1=Lord|t2=God}} Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”), {{ety|de|:af|Herr<t:Lord>|Gott<t:God>}} Head templates: {{head|de|interjection|head=Herrgott!}} Herrgott!
  1. good Lord! (expression of being startled or scared)
    Sense id: en-Herrgott-de-intj-~uU03wUs
  2. damn! (expression of frustration)
    Sense id: en-Herrgott-de-intj-h70Zfq~i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Herrgott noch mal, Herrgott noch einmal

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈhɛrɡɔt/, [ˈhɛʁ.ɡɔt], [ˈhɛɐ̯-] Audio: De-Herrgott.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German hērre got, hërre got, equivalent to Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Herr<t:Lord>|Gott<t:God>}}, {{inh|de|gmh|hērre got}} Middle High German hērre got, {{compound|de|Herr|Gott|t1=Lord|t2=God}} Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”), {{ety|de|:af|Herr<t:Lord>|Gott<t:God>}} Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^er[rare]}} Herrgott m (strong, genitive Herrgotts, plural (rare) Herrgötter) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^er[rare]}} Forms: Herrgotts [genitive], Herrgötter [plural, rare], strong [table-tags], Herrgott [nominative, singular], Herrgötter [definite, nominative, plural, rare], Herrgotts [genitive, singular], Herrgötter [definite, genitive, plural, rare], Herrgott [dative, singular], Herrgöttern [dative, definite, plural, rare], Herrgott [accusative, singular], Herrgötter [accusative, definite, plural, rare]
  1. (Christianity, with definite article) God, the Lord Tags: masculine, strong, with-definite-article Synonyms: Gott, Herr
    Sense id: en-Herrgott-de-noun-IOnR9WSF Categories (other): Christianity, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 8 6 54 32 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 5 5 56 34 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 50 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 5 3 69 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 3 56 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 77 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 2 80 14 Topics: Christianity
  2. (Southern Germany, Austria) crucifix (statue of Jesus on the cross) Tags: Austria, Southern-Germany, masculine, strong Synonyms: Kruzifix, Kreuz [broadly]
    Sense id: en-Herrgott-de-noun-2r5vsZ6d Categories (other): Austrian German, Southern German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: den Herrgott einen guten Mann sein lassen, Herrgottsfrühe, Herrgottswinkel

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "den Herrgott einen guten Mann sein lassen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Herrgottsfrühe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Herrgottswinkel"
    }
  ],
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    [
      "hērre got",
      "herre got#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "hërre got",
      "herre got#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "Herr",
      "Herr#German"
    ],
    [
      "Gott",
      "Gott#German"
    ]
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": ":af",
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German hērre got",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Herr",
        "3": "Gott",
        "t1": "Lord",
        "t2": "God"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "Herr<t:Lord>",
        "4": "Gott<t:God>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German hērre got, hërre got, equivalent to Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”).",
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    {
      "form": "Herrgotts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgötter",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgott",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgötter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgotts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgötter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgott",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgöttern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgott",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgötter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^er[rare]"
      },
      "expansion": "Herrgott m (strong, genitive Herrgotts, plural (rare) Herrgötter)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^er[rare]"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "de:Christianity",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 6 54 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 56 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 13 50 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 3 69 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 3 56 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 77 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 2 80 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "God, the Lord"
      ],
      "id": "en-Herrgott-de-noun-IOnR9WSF",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "Lord",
          "Lord"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity, with definite article) God, the Lord"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Gott"
        },
        {
          "word": "Herr"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong",
        "with-definite-article"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Austrian German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southern German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crucifix (statue of Jesus on the cross)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Herrgott-de-noun-2r5vsZ6d",
      "links": [
        [
          "crucifix",
          "crucifix"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Southern Germany, Austria) crucifix (statue of Jesus on the cross)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kruzifix"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "broadly"
          ],
          "word": "Kreuz"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛrɡɔt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɛʁ.ɡɔt]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɛɐ̯-]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Herrgott.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4c/De-Herrgott.ogg/De-Herrgott.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/De-Herrgott.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Herrgott"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Herrgott noch mal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Herrgott noch einmal"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "hergot"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "hērre got",
      "herre got#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "hërre got",
      "herre got#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "Herr",
      "Herr#German"
    ],
    [
      "Gott",
      "Gott#German"
    ]
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "Herr<t:Lord>",
        "4": "Gott<t:God>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "hērre got"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German hērre got",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Herr",
        "3": "Gott",
        "t1": "Lord",
        "t2": "God"
      },
      "expansion": "Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "Herr<t:Lord>",
        "4": "Gott<t:God>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German hērre got, hërre got, equivalent to Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Herrgott!",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "Herrgott!"
      },
      "expansion": "Herrgott!",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good Lord! (expression of being startled or scared)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Herrgott-de-intj-~uU03wUs",
      "links": [
        [
          "good Lord",
          "good Lord"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "damn! (expression of frustration)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Herrgott-de-intj-h70Zfq~i",
      "links": [
        [
          "damn",
          "damn"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛrɡɔt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɛʁ.ɡɔt]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɛɐ̯-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛrˈɡɔt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Herrgott.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4c/De-Herrgott.ogg/De-Herrgott.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/De-Herrgott.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Herrgott"
}
{
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    "German entries referencing missing etymons",
    "German entries with etymon",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German interjections",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "den Herrgott einen guten Mann sein lassen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herrgottsfrühe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herrgottswinkel"
    }
  ],
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      "hērre got",
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    ],
    [
      "hërre got",
      "herre got#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "Herr",
      "Herr#German"
    ],
    [
      "Gott",
      "Gott#German"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "ety"
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      },
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    },
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        "4": "Gott<t:God>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "Herrgotts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgötter",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgott",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgötter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgotts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgötter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgott",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgöttern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgott",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Herrgötter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^er[rare]"
      },
      "expansion": "Herrgott m (strong, genitive Herrgotts, plural (rare) Herrgötter)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^er[rare]"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "God, the Lord"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "Lord",
          "Lord"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity, with definite article) God, the Lord"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Gott"
        },
        {
          "word": "Herr"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong",
        "with-definite-article"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Austrian German",
        "Southern German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crucifix (statue of Jesus on the cross)"
      ],
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        [
          "crucifix",
          "crucifix"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Southern Germany, Austria) crucifix (statue of Jesus on the cross)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Kruzifix"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "broadly"
          ],
          "word": "Kreuz"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛrɡɔt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɛʁ.ɡɔt]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɛɐ̯-]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Herrgott.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4c/De-Herrgott.ogg/De-Herrgott.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/De-Herrgott.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Herrgott"
}

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    "German entries referencing missing etymons",
    "German entries with etymon",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German interjections",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "Herrgott noch mal"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herrgott noch einmal"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "hērre got",
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    ],
    [
      "hërre got",
      "herre got#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "Herr",
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    ],
    [
      "Gott",
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    ]
  ],
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        "3": "Herr<t:Lord>",
        "4": "Gott<t:God>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "hērre got"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German hērre got",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Herr",
        "3": "Gott",
        "t1": "Lord",
        "t2": "God"
      },
      "expansion": "Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "Herr<t:Lord>",
        "4": "Gott<t:God>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German hērre got, hërre got, equivalent to Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Herrgott!",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "Herrgott!"
      },
      "expansion": "Herrgott!",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "good Lord! (expression of being startled or scared)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good Lord",
          "good Lord"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "damn! (expression of frustration)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "damn",
          "damn"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛrɡɔt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɛʁ.ɡɔt]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɛɐ̯-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛrˈɡɔt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Herrgott.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4c/De-Herrgott.ogg/De-Herrgott.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/De-Herrgott.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Herrgott"
}

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