God bless you

Language

English

Etymology

From Middle English Category:English terms inherited from Middle English#GODBLESSYOU Category:English terms derived from Middle English#GODBLESSYOU God blesse you, God blisse you. A clause in the present subjunctive inherited intact from a time when English was freely productive of it. Diachronically it is not a shortening; synchronically it is often surface-analyzed as such; present-day English has a heavy need for the modal auxiliary (may) to ensure syntactic clarity, whereas earlier English could more easily drop it.

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Interjection

God bless you!Category:English lemmas#GODBLESSYOU Category:English interjections#GODBLESSYOU Category:English multiword terms#GODBLESSYOU Category:English entries with incorrect language header#GODBLESSYOU Category:Pages with entries#GOD%20BLESS%20YOU Category:Pages with 1 entry#GOD%20BLESS%20YOU

May God bless you; said as a short prayer, benediction, or valediction for the recipient; usually religiously; sometimes nonliterally but rhetorically or culturally.
Synonyms: God bless, bless you, God be with you

I heard you helped them with clearing away the downed tree. God bless you! The Lord provides!Category:English terms with usage examples#GODBLESSYOU

You got that whole area cleaned up in one day? God bless you! I'll buy your coffee today!Category:English terms with usage examples#GODBLESSYOU
- 1811, [Jane Austen], chapter VIII, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume III, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 185–186:
  “But she will be gained by some one else. And if that some one should be the very he whom, of all others, I could least bear—But I will not stay to rob myself of all your compassionate good-will, by shewing that where I have most injured I can least forgive. Good bye,—God bless you!” And with these words, he almost ran out of the room.
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Said to somebody who has sneezed, as a rhetorical response; alternative form of bless you.

Derived terms

God bless (ellipsis)

Related terms

Translations

said as a short prayer for the recipient

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Arabic: حَيَّاك اللّٰه (ḥayyāk allāh)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#GODBLESSYOU, بَارَكَ اللّٰه فِيكَ (bāraka llāh fīka)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#GODBLESSYOU (to a man), بَارَكَ اللّٰه فِيكِ (bāraka llāh fīki)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#GODBLESSYOU (to a woman)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 上帝保佑你 (shàngdì bǎoyòu nǐ)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#GODBLESSYOU
Comorian:
Ngazidja Comorian: Mngu nahudjaze kheriCategory:Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations#GODBLESSYOU, Mngu nahuɓarikiCategory:Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Czech: Bůh ti žehnejCategory:Terms with Czech translations#GODBLESSYOU
Danish: Gud velsigne digCategory:Terms with Danish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Dutch: God zegene uCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#GODBLESSYOU, God zegene jouCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#GODBLESSYOU
Esperanto: Dio benu vinCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#GODBLESSYOU
Estonian: Jumal õnnistagu sindCategory:Terms with Estonian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Finnish: Jumala siunatkoon sinuaCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#GODBLESSYOU
French: que Dieu te bénisseCategory:Terms with French translations#GODBLESSYOU
German: Gott segne dichCategory:Terms with German translations#GODBLESSYOU, Gottes SegenCategory:Terms with German translations#GODBLESSYOU
Greek: ευλογημένος να ’σαι (evlogiménos na ’sai)Category:Terms with Greek translations#GODBLESSYOU, να ’σαι καλά (na ’sai kalá)Category:Terms with Greek translations#GODBLESSYOU
Guarani:
Paraguayan Guarani: ^{(please verify)} Ñandejára tanderovasaCategory:Terms with Paraguayan Guarani translations#GODBLESSYOU Category:Requests for review of Paraguayan Guarani translations#GODBLESSYOU, ^{(please verify)} Ñandejára tapenderovasaCategory:Terms with Paraguayan Guarani translations#GODBLESSYOU Category:Requests for review of Paraguayan Guarani translations#GODBLESSYOU
Hindi: ईश्वर आपका भला करे (īśvar āpkā bhalā kare)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#GODBLESSYOU
Hungarian: áldja meg az IstenCategory:Terms with Hungarian translations#GODBLESSYOU (formal), áldjon meg az IstenCategory:Terms with Hungarian translations#GODBLESSYOU (informal)
Icelandic: Guð blessi þigCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#GODBLESSYOU
Irish: bail ó Dhia ortCategory:Terms with Irish translations#GODBLESSYOU, go mbeannaí Dia duitCategory:Terms with Irish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Italian: Dio ti benedicaCategory:Terms with Italian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Japanese: 神様の祝福 (かみさまのしゅくふく, kamisama no shukufuku)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#GODBLESSYOU
Kapampangan: pakaluwiran na kang DiyosCategory:Terms with Kapampangan translations#GODBLESSYOU
Latin: Deus tē benedīcatCategory:Terms with Latin translations#GODBLESSYOU
Lower Tanana: bet'oxwdiɬt'a neghw nighwniyhCategory:Terms with Lower Tanana translations#GODBLESSYOU
Macedonian: Го́спод да ве благо́слови pl (Góspod da ve blagóslovi)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Malayalam: ദൈവം നിന്നെ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കട്ടെ (daivaṁ ninne anugrahikkaṭṭe)Category:Terms with Malayalam translations#GODBLESSYOU
Maltese: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Maltese#GODBLESSYOU
Navajo: nikʼeh hojidlį́į dooCategory:Terms with Navajo translations#GODBLESSYOU
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Gud velsigne degCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#GODBLESSYOU
Polish: niech cię Bóg błogosławiCategory:Terms with Polish translations#GODBLESSYOU, szczęść Boże (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Portuguese: Deus te abençoe (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#GODBLESSYOU
Romanian: Dumnezeu să te binecuvânteze!Category:Terms with Romanian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Russian: да благослови́т тебя́ госпо́дь (da blagoslovít tebjá gospódʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#GODBLESSYOU, да благослови́т тебя́ бог (da blagoslovít tebjá box)Category:Russian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#GOD%20BLESS%20YOU Category:Terms with Russian translations#GODBLESSYOU (change тебя́ -> вас for formal)
Sanskrit: मङ्गलं भूयात् (maṅgalaṃ bhūyāt)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#GODBLESSYOU
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Бог те благословиоCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#GODBLESSYOU

Latin: Bog te blagoslovioCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Sicilian: Dìu t'a-binidicaCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#GODBLESSYOU, s'a-binidicaCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#GODBLESSYOU, salutamuCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Spanish: ¡que Dios te bendiga! (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Swahili: Mungu akubarikiCategory:Terms with Swahili translations#GODBLESSYOU
Swedish: Gud välsigne digCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Tagalog: pagpalain ka ng DiyosCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#GODBLESSYOU
Tibetan: དཀོན་མཆོག་མཁྱེན (dkon mchog mkhyen)Category:Terms with Tibetan translations#GODBLESSYOU
Turkish: Allah senden razı olsunCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#GODBLESSYOU, tanrı seni kutsasınCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Welsh: Duw a fenditho diCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#GODBLESSYOU

said to somebody who has sneezed

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Arabic: صِحَّة (ar) (ṣiḥḥa, literally “health”)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#GODBLESSYOU, يَرْحَمْكُم اللّٰه (yarḥamkum allāh, literally “Allah have mercy on you”)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#GODBLESSYOU, يَرْحَمْكُم (yarḥamkum, literally “mercy on you”)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#GODBLESSYOU
Armenian: առողջություն (hy) (aṙoġǰutʻyun)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Catalan: Jesús! (ca)Category:Catalan links with redundant target parameters#GOD%20BLESS%20YOU Category:Terms with Catalan translations#GODBLESSYOU
Chinese:
Mandarin: 一百歲 / 一百岁 (yībǎi suì)Category:Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#GOD%20BLESS%20YOU Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#GODBLESSYOU
Comorian:
Ngazidja Comorian: rahmakAllahCategory:Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Czech: na zdraví (cs)Category:Terms with Czech translations#GODBLESSYOU
Danish: prosit (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Dutch: (formal form) gezondheid! (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#GODBLESSYOU, (informal form) proost! (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#GODBLESSYOU
Esperanto: sanon (eo)Category:Terms with Esperanto translations#GODBLESSYOU
Finnish: terveydeksi (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#GODBLESSYOU
French: à vos souhaits (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#GODBLESSYOU (formal form), à tes souhaits (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#GODBLESSYOU (informal form)
German: Gesundheit! (de)Category:Terms with German translations#GODBLESSYOU
Greek: (diminutive of plural form of υγεία (ygeía, “health”)) γείτσες (el) f pl (geítses)Category:Terms with Greek translations#GODBLESSYOU
Hebrew: לִבְרִיאוּת (he) (livri'út)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#GODBLESSYOU
Hungarian: egészségére (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#GODBLESSYOU (formal), egészségedre (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#GODBLESSYOU (informal)
Icelandic: Guð blessi þigCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#GODBLESSYOU
Irish: Dia linnCategory:Terms with Irish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Italian: salute! (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Japanese: 徳万歳 (ja) (とこまんざい, tokomanzai, literally “a common Japanese expression generally used to wish a person blessings as a response to a sneeze.”)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#GODBLESSYOU
Macedonian: на здра́вје (na zdrávje)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Norwegian:
Bokmål: prositCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#GODBLESSYOU
Polish: na zdrowie (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Portuguese: saúde (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#GODBLESSYOU
Romanian: sănătate! (ro)Category:Terms with Romanian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Russian: будь здоро́в (ru) (budʹ zdoróv)Category:Terms with Russian translations#GODBLESSYOU (to a man), будь здоро́ва (budʹ zdoróva)Category:Terms with Russian translations#GODBLESSYOU (to a woman), бу́дьте здоро́вы (ru) (búdʹte zdoróvy)Category:Terms with Russian translations#GODBLESSYOU (formal singular or plural)
Sicilian: GisuzzuCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#GODBLESSYOU/gisuzzuCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#GODBLESSYOU, salutiCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#GODBLESSYOU
Slovak: na zdravieCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#GODBLESSYOU
Slovene: na zdravjeCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#GODBLESSYOU
Spanish: (Spain) ¡Jesús! (es)Category:Spanish links with redundant target parameters#GOD%20BLESS%20YOU Category:Terms with Spanish translations#GODBLESSYOU, (Latin America) ¡salud! (es)Category:Spanish links with redundant target parameters#GOD%20BLESS%20YOU Category:Terms with Spanish translations#GODBLESSYOU, (Northern Spain, specifically Asturias) ¡santinos!Category:Spanish links with redundant target parameters#GOD%20BLESS%20YOU Category:Terms with Spanish translations#GODBLESSYOU, gesúndeitCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Swedish: prosit (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Tamil: நூறாயிசு (nūṟāyicu, literally “(May you have) a lifespan of hundred years”)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#GODBLESSYOU
Turkish: (informal, singular) çok yaşa (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#GODBLESSYOU, (formal, plural) çok yaşayınCategory:Terms with Turkish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Ottoman Turkish: تسمیت (tesmit)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#GODBLESSYOU
Urdu: یَرْحَمَکُم اَللّٰہ (yarhamakum allāh)Category:Terms with Urdu translations#GODBLESSYOU
Welsh: rhad arnat tiCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#GODBLESSYOU (informal), rhad arnoch chiCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#GODBLESSYOU (formal), bendith y TadCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#GODBLESSYOU
Yiddish: צו געזונט (tsu gezunt)Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#GODBLESSYOU, אַסותא (asuse)Category:Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#GOD%20BLESS%20YOU Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#GODBLESSYOU

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