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The article for

Herrgott

der Herrgott

Herrgott is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Herrgott?

Herrgott is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Gott. So it’s der Herrgott.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Description for (the Christian) God

[1] Bezeichnung für (den christlichen) Gott

[2] Purplament, which mostly expresses impatience

[2] Fluchwort, das meist Ungeduld ausdrückt

[3] Southern German, Austrian: Figurous representation of the crucified Christ

[3] süddeutsch, österreichisch: figürliche Darstellung des gekreuzigten Christus

Examples

[1] Regular praying can be the mild voices

[1] Durch regelmäßiges Beten kann man den Herrgott milde stimmen.

[2] Himmel Herrgott again, why doesn't that fit

[2] Himmel Herrgott nochmal, warum passt das denn nicht?

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Herrgott —
Genitiv des Herrgotts des Herrgottes —
Dativ dem Herrgott dem Herrgotte —
Akkusativ den Herrgott —

Pronunciation

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