gode

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gode"

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

• “gode,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “gode,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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. (Germanic paganism) godi (a priest in pre-Christian Scandinavia and in Nordic Neopaganism)

   Coordinate term: gydje

Declension

Declension of gode

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gode	goden	goder	goderne
genitive	godes	godens	goders	godernes

Further reading

• “gode,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “gode,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

French

Etymology

Clipping of godemiché.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔd/

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Noun

gode m (plural godes)

1. (slang) dildo

Derived terms

• gode-ceinture

Further reading

• “gode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• doge

Italian

Verb

gode

1. third-person singular present indicative of godere

Anagrams

• dego, doge

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

• goode, goude, gwode (all late)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ̝ːd(ə)/

Noun

gode (plural godes)

1. goad

Descendants

• English: goad
• ⇒ Fingallian: godeen
• Scots: gad, gade, gaid

References

• “gōde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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

• gode à rouoge bé

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

• “gode” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “gode_2” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
• “gode_3” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

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

Related terms

• gud (“god”)
• gydje (“goddess”)

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

• “gode” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Noun

gode

1. dative singular of god

Potawatomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.tɛ/ [ɡo.dɛ]

Determiner

gode

1. animate plural proximal demonstrative determiner

Usage notes

• Usually also implies definiteness e.g. gode bémadzejêk (“the people”).

Pronoun

gode

1. animate plural proximal demonstrative pronoun

See also

Potawatomi demonstrative pronouns

	animate				inanimate
	proximate		obviative
	singular	plural			singular	plural
proximal	ode	gode	node		ode	node
medial	o	ki	ni		i	ni
distal	ago	égi	éni		é'i	éni

References

• “gode”, in Online Potawatomi Dictionary‎^[1], Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 2026
• Lockwood, Hunter Thompson (2017), How the Potawatomi Language Lives: A Grammar of Potawatomi (PhD dissertation)‎^[2], Madison: University of Wisconsin-Madison, page 57

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

Related terms

• gud (“god”)
• gydja

References

• “gode”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

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^[3], Pacific linguistics