gode

See also: Gode, godè, godé, god é, góde, göde, and gøde

Danish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊oːðə], [ˈɡ̊oːo]

Adjective

gode

  1. definite singular of god
  2. plural of god

Etymology 2

From Old Norse góði m, from the adjective góðr (good). Compare, with a different suffix, German Güte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊oːðə]

Noun

gode n (singular definite godet, plural indefinite goder)

  1. advantage, blessing, boon
Declension
Declension of gode
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gode godet goder goderne
genitive godes godets goders godernes

Further reading

Etymology 3

From Old Norse goði, from Proto-Germanic *gudô, a variant of *gudjô, which is the source of Proto-Norse ᚷᚢᛞᛁᛃᚨ (gudija) and Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰 (gudja, priest). Both words are derived from the noun *gudą (god) (Danish gud).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊oːðə]

Noun

gode c (singular definite goden, plural indefinite goder)

  1. (religion) godi (a priest in pre-Christian Scandinavia and in Nordic Neopaganism)
Declension
Declension of gode
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gode goden goder goderne
genitive godes godens goders godernes
Further reading

French

Etymology

Clipping of godemiché.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔd/
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Noun

gode m (plural godes)

  1. (slang) dildo

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

gode

  1. third-person singular present indicative of godere

Anagrams

Ladin

Verb

gode

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of goder
  2. third-person singular and plural present subjunctive of goder

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the inflected forms of Old English gād, from Proto-West Germanic *gaidu, from Proto-Germanic *gaidō.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːd(ə)/

Noun

gode (plural godes)

  1. goad
Descendants
  • English: goad
  • Scots: gad, gade, gaid
References

Etymology 2

Adjective

gode

  1. weak singular and strong/weak plural of good
  2. alternative form of good

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gode f (plural godes)

  1. (Jersey) shearwater

Derived terms

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

Probably from Ternate gode (fat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡo.de/

Verb

gode

  1. (stative) to be fat

References

  • Betty Litamahuputty (2012) Ternate Malay: Grammar and Texts

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse góði, from góðr (good).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːdə/

Noun

gode n (definite singular godet, indefinite plural goder, definite plural goda or godene)

  1. a benefit, blessing, boon
  2. a good, good thing

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuːə/, (seldom) /ɡuːdə/

Adjective

gode

  1. definite singular and plural of god

Etymology 3

From Old Norse goði, from goð (god).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoːdə/

Noun

gode m (definite singular goden, indefinite plural goder, definite plural godene)

  1. (Norse history) godi, leader of a Thing

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse goði, a male form of gyðja; from Proto-Germanic *gudjô (priest).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡoːə/

Noun

gode m (definite singular goden, indefinite plural godar, definite plural godane)

  1. (Germanic paganism) a priest
  2. (historical) godi, a local chieftain on Iceland

Etymology 2

From Old Norse góði, from góðr.

Noun

gode n (definite singular godet, indefinite plural gode, definite plural goda)

  1. a benefit, blessing, boon
  2. a good, good thing

Etymology 3

Adjective

gode

  1. definite singular and plural of god

References

Old English

Noun

gode

  1. dative singular of god

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

gode (Cyrillic spelling годе)

  1. vocative singular of god

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gode

  1. definite natural masculine singular of god

Etymology 2

From Old Norse goði, a male form of gyðja; from Proto-Germanic *gudjô (priest).

Noun

gode c

  1. (Germanic paganism) a priest
  2. (historical) godi (local chieftain on Iceland)
Declension
Declension of gode
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gode godes
definite goden godens
plural indefinite godar godars
definite godarna godarnas

References

West Makian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡo.d̪e/

Verb

gode

  1. (stative) to be thick
  2. (stative, of people) to be fat

Conjugation

Conjugation of gode (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tigode migode agode
2nd person nigode figode
3rd person inanimate igode digode
animate magode
imperative —, gode —, gode

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics