hergot

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Herrgott (“Lord”, interjection).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛrɡot]

Interjection

hergot

1. good Lord! (Expression of being startled or scared)
2. (mildly vulgar) dammit!; hell! (Expression of anger, dismay, or discontent)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sakra

Further reading

• “hergot”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “hergot”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “hergot”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from German Herrgott (“Lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦerɡɔt]

Interjection

hergot

1. good Lord! (Expression of being startled or scared)
2. (mildly vulgar) dammit!; hell! (Expression of anger, dismay, or discontent)

Further reading

• “hergot”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025