Goth

See also: goth, goð, goþ, Goth., and góð

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Gothic or French gothique.

Symbol

Goth

  1. (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Gothic.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English Gothes, Gotes (both plural). In turn partly from Old English Gotan, singular Gota, and partly from Late Latin Gothi. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gutô, perhaps from *geutaną (“to pour”). Compare Old Norse Goti (“Gotlander, Goth”), and related also to Gutnish, Gotland.

Pronunciation

Noun

Goth (countable and uncountable, plural Goths)

  1. A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.
  2. (figuratively) An uncivilized person, a barbarian, a vandal.
  3. Alternative form of goth (“member of gothic subculture; or the subculture itself”).
    • 2007, Raven Digitalis, Goth Craft: The Magickal Side of Dark Culture:
      For most Mansonites, Goth is only a phase, and their fashion and outlook on life change alongside Marilyn Manson's.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

Goth (comparative more Goth, superlative most Goth)

  1. Alternative form of goth.
    • 2003, Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, James P. Baen, Mad Maudlin:
      Kayla's look tended to change with the seasons; at the moment it was less Goth than paramilitary, with laced jump boots.

Proper noun

Goth (plural Goths)

  1. A surname

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡo/, (Belgium) /ɡɔ/

Noun

Goth m (plural Goths, feminine Gothe)

  1. a Goth (member of East Germanic people)

Derived terms

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from English goth.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡɔs/, /ɡɔf/, /ɡɔθ/

    Noun

    Goth m or f (strong, genitive Goths or Goth, plural Goths)

    1. goth (member of goth subculture)
      Synonym: Grufti
      • 2015 October 22, Jan Freitag, “Das Posemuckel? Nie gehört!”, in Die Zeit‎[1], archived from the original on 26 January 2025:
        Es gab die ersten Technokeller, die letzten Rockschuppen, die lässigen Discos am Übergang. Es gab Läden für Goths oder Popper, Hippies und Punker, Soul-Kids oder Rocker.
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      • 2023 March 10, Oliver Tepel, “Soloalbum von Hans Nieswandt: Blumen des Guten”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎[2], Berlin: taz, die tageszeitung Verlagsgenossenschaft eG, →ISSN, archived from the original on 22 October 2026:
        Im bereits erwähnten Jahr des Wandels, 1986, präsentierten just die nun auch dem Postpunk-Gestrigen anheimfallenden gymnasialen Goths des britischen Labels 4AD auf dem zweiten Album von This Mortal Coil elegische Versionen wenig bekannter Hippie-Songs.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Declension

    Declension of Goth [masculine // feminine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein, eine der, die Goth die Goths
    genitive eines, einer des, der Goths, Goth der Goths
    dative einem, einer dem, der Goth den Goths
    accusative einen, eine den, die Goth die Goths

    Further reading

    • “Goth”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German)
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