Moddergoëdes
Limburgish
Etymology
Univerbation of Modder (“mother”) + Goëdes (“of God”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmo.dəʁˈɣɔə̯.dəs/
- Rhymes: -ɔə̯dəs
Proper noun
Moddergoëdes f (Eupen)
- (Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism) Mother of God (the Virgin Mary)
Interjection
Moddergoëdes!
- Mother of God; used as an exclamation of shock, awe or surprise, but not anger