different between gods vs idols

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??dz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??dz/
• Rhymes: -?dz

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

gods

1. plural of god

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)So called from the idea of gods (deities) reigning from on high.

Noun

gods

1. The highest platform, or upper circle, in an auditorium.

Noun

gods pl (plural only)

1. The occupants of the gallery of a theatre.

Etymology 3

From god (verb).

Verb

gods

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of god

Anagrams

• dog's, dogs

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse góz, a partitive genitive of góðr (“good”). Compare also Norwegian gods, Swedish gods.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??os/, [????s]

Noun

gods n (singular definite godset, not used in plural form)

1. (uncountable) goods, freight, stores
2. (uncountable) property
3. estate

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

gods

1. (archaic) Genitive singular form of god

Gothic

Romanization

g?ds

1. Romanization of ????????????????

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gadas, from Proto-Indo-European *g?ed?-. Cognates include Latvian gads.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ts/

Noun

gods m

1. year

Declension

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, ?ISBN, page 22

Latvian

Noun

gods m (1st declension)

1. honor

Declension

Related terms

• god?t (“to honor”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse góz

Noun

gods n (definite singular godset)

1. goods

gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods or godser, definite plural godsa or godsene)

1. an estate (large area of land under single ownership)

Derived terms

References

• “gods” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse góz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ts/

Noun

gods n (definite singular godset)

1. goods

gods n (definite singular godset, indefinite plural gods, definite plural godsa)

1. an estate (large area of land under single ownership)

Derived terms

References

• “gods” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse góz.

Pronunciation

Noun

gods n

1. goods, freight (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold) (uncountable)
2. manor, estate (countable)
3. property (countable)
4. material (uncountable)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• gjutgods

English

Noun

idols

1. plural of idol

Anagrams

• SOLID, diols, lidos, loids, sloid, soldi, solid

Danish

Noun

idols n

1. indefinite genitive singular of idol