Do languages, other than English, use more than one spelling for the descriptive noun "god"?

Question

In English, the word "god" is mostly used in reference to the Christian god, but the word itself is simply a descriptive noun. You sometimes get the bass ackwards comments like the ones posted by Dolphin and idspudnik who think God is a Dog to the following question.
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The Apostle John used four different Greek spellings for the word god, depending on its use, such as when he referred to God the Father, as compared to others. Do other languages also use different spelling to define one form of the word from another?

Answer 1

El is the chief deity of the Canaanite religion, yet when the word El shows up in the Old Testament it is simply translated as God. The question of course is, did the original writers actually mean God, or did they mean a deity with the proper name El? Elohim is another interesting word. The word Elohim is the plural word gods. Some places in the Old Testament translate it correctly as gods, but when it is used in reference to Yahweh it is translated simply as God. The oldest parts of the Old Testament are polytheistic, monotheism doesn't come along until later. The translators seem to be trying to hide that.

Answer 2

Yes, Hindu's use Brahman (The source, i.e. God) and Brahma (creation)

Ancient philosophers use God as creation, Godhead as principle of God.

Not to mention God can be called so many different things, such as Lord, Self, Soul, Mind, Intellect, Intelligence, Divinity, Love, Unity, Supreme, Absolute, Reality, One, Undivided, Perfection.

In philosophical context, all those words basically mean God.

Answer 3

Does not matter,if you fully understand the intent behind a word.

Answer 4

Hebrew Geek Latin French German and many others aLL SAY JESUS IS ALIVE!!!!