huisgod
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of huis (“house, home”) + god (“god, deity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦœy̯s.xɔt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: huis‧god
Noun
huisgod m (plural huisgoden, diminutive huisgodje n)
- A household deity
- (figuratively) Anyone (or anything) which protects - and/or brings bliss to a house(hold)
Derived terms
- huisgodendienst