Göttergatte

German

Etymology

Götter +‎ Gatte, popularized via the operetta Der Göttergatte (The Divine Husband) by Franz Lehár (1904).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡœtɐˌɡatə/
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Noun

Göttergatte m (weak, genitive Göttergatten, plural Göttergatten, feminine Göttergattin)

(humorous) husband
- 2012, Rita Falk, Dampfnudelblues: Ein Provinzkrimi, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, →ISBN:
  Nein, ich hab mich nicht getäuscht, sie wackelt tatsächlich. »Ist dein Göttergatte gar nicht da heut?«, frag ich und fühle mich irgendwie gar nicht behaglich dabei.
  No, I was not mistaken, she is actually wavering. “Isn’t your divine husband here today?” I ask, somehow not feeling comfortable at all.

Declension

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Further reading

“Göttergatte” in Duden online

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