Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from German.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German writer
1 more example
The dictatorship of the proletariat was only a short, transient phase after which the glorious classless society would set in-a society of supermen, any one of whom could become the intellectual equal of Aristotle, Goethe, or Marx.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 52
Origin
- GermanGoethe
- GermanGoethe
- EnglishGoethe
Borrowed from German Goethe.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic غُوتَه
- غُوتَه (ḡūtah)surname
Bulgarian Гьо́те
- Гьо́те (Gjóte)surname
Chinese Mandarin 歌德
- 歌德 (Gēdé)surname
French Goethe
- Goethesurname
German Goethe
- Goethesurname
Greek Γκαίτε
- Γκαίτε (Gkaíte)surname
Hindi गेटे
- गेटे (geṭe)surname
Hungarian Goethe
- Goethesurname
Japanese ゲーテ
- ゲーテ (Gēte)surname
Korean 괴테
- 괴테 (Goete)surname
Persian گوته
- گوته (gote, gute)surname
Polish Goethe
- Goethesurname
Portuguese Goethe
- Goethesurname
Russian Гёте
- Гёте (Gjótɛ)surname
Spanish Goethe
- Goethesurname
Ukrainian Ґе́те, Ге́те
- Ґе́те (Géte)surname
- Ге́те (Héte)surname
Yiddish געטע
- געטע (gete)surname
Cite this entry
APA
Goethe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goethe
MLA
“Goethe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goethe. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Goethe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goethe.
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