Noun
der Götze
Pronunciation: /ˈɡœtsə/
idol
C2
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plural Götzen
Meanings
Noun
- idol
Example sentence
Im Museum steht ein hölzerner Götze aus Westafrika.
There is a wooden idol from West Africa in the museum.
Word forms
singular
der Götze
plural
die Götzen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Götze
Accusativeden Götzen
Dativedem Götzen
Genitivedes Götzen
Plural
Nominativedie Götzen
Accusativedie Götzen
Dativeden Götzen
Genitiveder Götzen
Götze is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- einen Götzen verehren — Worship an idol; Götze can express a speaker's religious disapproval.
- Götze / Vorbild — An idol treated as a deity versus a person regarded as a role model.
Im Roman verehren die Dorfbewohner einen steinernen Götzen.
In the novel, the villagers worship a stone idol.