gods

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑdz/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɒdz/ Rhymes: -ɒdz === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== gods plural of god ==== Interjection ==== gods Ellipsis of oh gods. === 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 The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium. ==== Noun ==== gods pl (plural only) The occupants of the gallery of a theatre. (printing, historical) The quadrats used by printers in throwing on the imposing stone, similar to the movement in casting dice. === Etymology 3 === From god (verb). ==== Verb ==== gods third-person singular simple present indicative of god === Anagrams === dog's, dogs == 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) (uncountable) goods, freight, stores (uncountable) property estate ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === gods (archaic) genitive singular of god == Gothic == === Romanization === gōds romanization of 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃 == Latgalian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gadás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-. Cognates include Latvian gads. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡɔt͡s] Hyphenation: gods === Noun === gods m year ==== Declension ==== === References === Nicole Nau (2011), A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 22 == Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gōdas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to suit, to gather”) from where also gads (“year”). Cognate with Lithuanian guõdas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡùɔt͡s] === Noun === gods m (1st declension) honor ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== godāt (“to honor”) == Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɔt͡s/ Rhymes: -ɔt͡s === Noun === gods m (plural gdus) archaic form of gozz == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse góz. === Noun === gods n (definite singular godset) goods gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods or godser, definite plural godsa or godsene) an estate (large area of land under single ownership) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “gods” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse góz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʊts/ === Noun === gods n (definite singular godset) goods gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods, definite plural godsa) an estate (large area of land under single ownership) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “gods” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse góz. === Pronunciation === === Noun === gods n (chiefly uncountable) goods in a shipment, shipped goods cargo, freight, etc. Synonym: (cargo, more generally) last (chiefly uncountable, chiefly in some idiomatic cases) goods (more generally) (law) goods (property) Synonym: egendom (countable) an estate (formerly often owned by a nobleman) (chiefly uncountable) material an item is made of, usually ceramic or metal; also collectively of the items themselves; ware, stock (nautical, chiefly uncountable) gear (cordage) ==== Usage notes ==== For goods in a more general sense, see vara. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== egendom fastighet herrgård vara ägor === References === “gods”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gods”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gods”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) gods in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)