Gude

This article covers the greeting. For more meanings, see Gude (disambiguation) .

Gude is a universal greeting that is used in Central Hesse , South Hesse , Rhine Hesse , Oodenwald , West Forest and Hunsrück dialects as well as in Moselle Franconian .

This expression occurs in large parts of Central , Southern and Rhine Hesse as well as in the Hessian and Rhineland-Palatinate Westerwald , in the Taunus and on the Hunsrück . It is also widespread on the Moselle , particularly near Koblenz .

Since this expression can be used at any time of the day or night, it is comparable to the High German "Hallo" , the North German Moin or the South German or Austrian Servus . In everyday life , in contrast to other greetings, Gude is mainly used to greet men. Gude is used just like Servus to say goodbye.

Since the “u” in “Gude” is long, it is often also written with a double U: “Guude”. Gude is by no means synonymous with good appetite, although in some areas this meaning also predominates; rather, Gude is a dialect short form for "Guten [day]". Guden is nothing more than a regional derivation like Gurre or Gurre wey or noa wey .

The Rodgau Monotones had one of their greatest successes with the song Ei Gude, how? in which they deal ironically with this phrase.