Gottseibeiuns

German

Etymology

From Gott sei bei uns, a taboo euphemism to avoid saying the name of the Devil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˌɡɔtzaɪ̯ˈbaɪ̯ʔʊns], [ˌɡɔtˈzaɪ̯baɪ̯ʔʊns]
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Noun

Gottseibeiuns m (strong, genitive Gottseibeiuns, no plural)

(euphemistic, dated) the Devil; Satan

Declension

Declension of Gottseibeiuns [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gottseibeiuns
genitive	eines	des	Gottseibeiuns
dative	einem	dem	Gottseibeiuns
accusative	einen	den	Gottseibeiuns

Further reading

“Gottseibeiuns” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Gottseibeiuns” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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