Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• gody (obsolete)

Noun

gódy pl ‎(plurale tantum)

1. Christmas
2. (euphemistic) unemployment

Declension

Usage notes

The meaning ‘unemployment’ is found primarily in the following phrases:

• gódy daś ‎(“to fire”, literally “to give Christmas”)
• gódy dostaś ‎(“to be fired”, literally “to get Christmas”)
• gódy wześ ‎(“to quit, resign”, literally “to take Christmas”)

Derived terms

• gódojski
• gódownica
• gódownicka
• gódownik
• gódowny
• mjazy gódami