gottergeben
German, adjective[ˈɡɔtʔɛɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩]
gottergeben is spelled G-O-T-T-E-R-G-E-B-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written German, the 381,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gottergeben is a German adjective meaning “resigned (out of duty)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bereit, Gott zu dienen”.
What does gottergeben mean in English?
adjective
- 1
resigned (out of duty)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. bereit, Gott zu dienen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gottergeben
- gottergebener masculine nominative singular
- am gottergebensten superlative
- gottergebene feminine nominative singular
- gottergebenes neuter nominative singular
- gottergebenen genitive masculine singular
- gottergebenem dative masculine singular
- der gottergebene definite includes-article masculine
- die gottergebene definite feminine includes-article
- das gottergebene definite includes-article neuter
- die gottergebenen definite includes-article nominative
- des gottergebenen definite genitive includes-article
- der gottergebenen definite feminine genitive
- dem gottergebenen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gottergeben?
- [ˈɡɔtʔɛɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gottergeben in German?
gottergeben appears about once in every 41 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).