Jott

jott jött Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Gott Moselle Franconian Etymology gmw-cfr :inh gmh:got<id:deity> deity From gmw-cfr gmh got, from gmw-cfr goh god, northern variant of goh got got, cot. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /jɔt/ Noun gmw-cfr noun m plural Jödder gmw-cfr Ripuarian god Proper noun gmw-cfr proper noun m gmw-cfr Ripuarian God Usage notes Jott is the only proper noun (or any noun) that retains a common genitive form (gmw-cfr Joddes), and one of very few names that do not generally take a definite article before them. The word is chiefly used with some specification, such as Jott gmw-cfr em gmw-cfr Himmel (“God in Heaven”), Jott gmw-cfr use gmw-cfr Vatter (“God our Father”), gmw-cfr der gmw-cfr leeve Jott (“the good God”), or the like. Otherwise it tends to be replaced with der gmw-cfr Härjott. Descendants hrx Gott lb Gott