Muttergottes

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See also: Mutter Gottes

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmʊtɐˈɡɔtəs/
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Proper noun

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Muttergottes f (proper noun, genitive Muttergottes)

  1. (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) Alternative form of Gottesmutter

Usage notes

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  • Note that this a mere univerbation of Mutter Gottes, unlike Gottesmutter, which is an actual compound. Since the genitive is postpositioned, Muttergottes still takes the definite article: die Muttergottes.

Interjection

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Muttergottes!

  1. Mother of God; used as an exclamation of shock, awe or surprise, but not anger
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