"Herrgott" meaning in German

See Herrgott in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈhɛrɡɔt/, [ˈhɛʁ.ɡɔt], [ˈhɛɐ̯-], /hɛrˈɡɔt/ Audio: De-Herrgott.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Herrgott! [canonical]
Etymology: From Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Herr<t:Lord>|Gott<t:God>}}, {{compound|de|Herr|Gott|t1=Lord|t2=God}} Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“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 Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 46 3 31 19 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 44 8 32 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 40 2 44 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 1 24 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 1 41 12
  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

IPA: /ˈhɛrɡɔt/, [ˈhɛʁ.ɡɔt], [ˈhɛɐ̯-] Audio: De-Herrgott.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Herr<t:Lord>|Gott<t:God>}}, {{compound|de|Herr|Gott|t1=Lord|t2=God}} Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“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, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 40 2 44 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 1 41 12 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, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 40 2 44 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 1 41 12
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"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "Herr<t:Lord>",
        "4": "Gott<t:God>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Herr",
        "3": "Gott",
        "t1": "Lord",
        "t2": "God"
      },
      "expansion": "Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "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": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "de:Christianity",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 2 44 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 1 41 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Gott"
        },
        {
          "word": "Herr"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong",
        "with-definite-article"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Austrian German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Southern German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 2 44 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 1 41 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "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"
}

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  "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"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "Herr<t:Lord>",
        "4": "Gott<t:God>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    },
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        "2": "Herr",
        "3": "Gott",
        "t1": "Lord",
        "t2": "God"
      },
      "expansion": "Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 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": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 3 31 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 8 32 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 2 44 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "58 1 24 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 1 41 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "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 incorrect language header",
    "German interjections",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "den Herrgott einen guten Mann sein lassen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herrgottsfrühe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herrgottswinkel"
    }
  ],
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        "2": ":af",
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        "4": "Gott<t:God>"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
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        "t2": "God"
      },
      "expansion": "Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 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"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "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􂁀"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "de:Christianity"
      ],
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        "God, the Lord"
      ],
      "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Austrian German",
        "Southern German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crucifix (statue of Jesus on the cross)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "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 incorrect language header",
    "German interjections",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Herrgott noch mal"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herrgott noch einmal"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "hergot"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "Herr<t:Lord>",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Herr (“Lord”) + Gott (“God”).",
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    {
      "form": "Herrgott!",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "Herrgott!"
      },
      "expansion": "Herrgott!",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "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/"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Herrgott.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/De-Herrgott.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Herrgott"
}

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