Polyglot Dictionary

Herrgott

/ˈhɛʁˌɡɔt/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. Lord God

    Built from Herr (gentleman) + Gott (God).

    • Herrgott noch mal!

      For God's sake!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Herr gentleman
  • Gott God

Similar words

gott

Gott and Herrgott are close synonyms for "God"; Herrgott is slightly more emphatic or colloquial, also used in exclamations.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hacedor

Close — "Lord God" relates to "maker."

Practice

1 What does Herrgott mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ noch mal!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Herrgott?

nouncompound

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