Gospod

See also: gospod

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gospodь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gástipatis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis, a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis. The meaning is a semantic loan from Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ădônāy, “My Lord”); more at Adonai. Related to gospodin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡôspod/
• Hyphenation: Gos‧pod

Proper noun

Gȍspod m (Cyrillic spelling Го̏спод)

1. (Christianity) Lord
2. (Christianity) Jesus

Declension

Declension of Gospod

	singular
nominative	Gospod
genitive	Gospoda
dative	Gospodu
accusative	Gospoda
vocative	Gospode
locative	Gospodu
instrumental	Gospodom

Related terms

• gospodin (Mr.)
• gospođa (Mrs.)
• gospođica (Miss)
• Gospa (Lady - for Virgin Mary)

References

• “Gospod”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024