Gottesgebärerin
German
editEtymology
editGott (“God”) + Gebärerin (“woman who gives birth”)
Proper noun
editGottesgebärerin f (proper noun, genitive Gottesgebärerin)
- (Christianity, especially Eastern Orthodoxy) Mother of God (the Virgin Mary)
- Synonyms: Gottesmutter, Muttergottes
Usage notes
edit- Chiefly used as a translation of the Ancient Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos).