Geist

See also: geist

German

Etymology

From Old High German geist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeysd-, *ǵʰisd- (“anger, agitation”). Cognate with Dutch geest, West Frisian geast, English ghost, Swedish gast, Persian زشت‎ (zešt, “ugly, hateful, disgusting”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaɪ̯st/
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Noun

Geist m (genitive Geistes, plural Geister)

  1. spirit
  2. (Christianity) the Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost
  3. essence
  4. mind
  5. wit
  6. ghost; spook
  7. (Egoistic philosophy) spook

Declension
Declension of Geist
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Geist die Geister
genitive eines des Geistes der Geister
dative einem dem Geist,
Geiste1		 den Geistern
accusative einen den Geist die Geister
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Noun

Geist m (genitive Geistes, plural Geiste)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) an alcoholic drink; a spirit

Declension
Declension of Geist
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Geist die Geiste
genitive eines des Geistes der Geiste
dative einem dem Geist,
Geiste1		 den Geisten
accusative einen den Geist die Geiste
1Now uncommon, see notes
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