Gottesmutter

== German == === Alternative forms === Muttergottes, Mutter Gottes === Etymology === Gott +‎ Mutter === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɔtəsˌmʊtɐ/ === Proper noun === Gottesmutter f (proper noun, genitive Gottesmutter) (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) Mother of God (the Virgin Mary) ==== Usage notes ==== Note that this is not a univerbation for Gottes Mutter, but an actual compound; hence it is stressed on the first syllable and takes the definite article: die Gottesmutter.