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The expression grüß Gott (German pronunciation: [fixthis] ; from grüß dich Gott, originally '(may) God bless (you)') [1] is a greeting, less often a farewell, in Southern Germany and Austria (more specifically the Upper German Sprachraum, especially in Bavaria, Franconia, Swabia, Austria, and South Tyrol).
The greeting, along with its variants, has long been the most common greeting in Southern Germany and Austria, with an epicenter in Schwaben, more than Baden or Bavaria.
It is sometimes misunderstood by speakers from other regions to mean the imperative greet God(!) and therefore sometimes receives a sarcastic response from Northern (and thus mainly Protestant) Germans, such as "If I see Him" (Wenn ich Ihn sehe) or "Hopefully not too soon" (Hoffentlich nicht so bald). Grüß Gott is, however, the shortened form of both (es) grüße dich Gott and its plural (es) grüße euch Gott "may God greet you". In addition, in Middle High German, the verb grüßen (grüezen) is used to mean not only "to greet" but also "to bless", so the greeting in fact preserves the original meaning "God bless you", [1] though even speakers in Southern Germany and Austria are only very rarely aware of this and think it means "may God greet you". It is not equivalent to the English usage of "God bless you".
Like many other greetings, grüß Gott can range in meaning from deeply emotional to casual or perfunctory. The greeting's pronunciation varies with the region, with, for example, grüß dich sometimes shortened to grüß di (the variation grüß di Gott may be heard in some places). In Bavaria and Austria griaß di and griaß eich are commonly heard, although their Standard German equivalents are not uncommon either. In Switzerland, grüezi is a common greeting also descended from this phrase. [2] A common farewell analogous to grüß Gott is pfiat' di Gott, a contraction of "behüte dich Gott" ('God protect you'), which itself is not common at all. This is likewise shortened this to pfiat' di/eich or, if the person is addressed formally [3] pfia Gott in Altbayern, Austria, and South Tyrol (Italy).
In its standard German form, grüß Gott is mostly stressed on the second word and in many places is used not only in everyday life, but is also common in the official communications of the aforementioned states. Use of the greeting guten Tag ('good day') is less prevalent, but there are those who dislike grüß Gott on account of its religious nature. In Bavaria, guten Tag is considered prim and distant and sometimes leads to misunderstandings.
Other languages also include greetings based on Christian religious terms:
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