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Господь

Господь

See also: господь

Russian

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Госпо́дь (Gospódʹ) m anim (genitive Го́спода)

  1. the Lord, God
    Го́споди! (vocative)Good Lord!
    Не дай Госпо́дь!Ne daj Gospódʹ! ― God forbid!
    Госпо́дь его́ зна́ет!Gospódʹ jevó znájet! ― God only knows!; Who knows?
    Госпо́дь с тобо́й!Gospódʹ s tobój! ― Bless you!; also: Get outta here! (incredulity)
    Госпо́дь с ним!Gospódʹ s nim! ― Forget him!

Usage notes

  • It's acceptable to pronounce the first letter "г (g)" as /ɣ/ or /ɦ/ in standard Russian for this word. The vocative case is more likely to be pronounced with /ɣ/ or /ɦ/.

Declension

Related terms

See also

господь

господь

See also: Господь

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Noun

господь (gospodĭ) m

  1. lord
  2. master

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐˈspotʲ]
  • IPA(key): [ɣɐˈspotʲ]

Noun

госпо́дь (gospódʹ) m anim (genitive го́спода, uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Госпо́дь (Gospódʹ)

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