Heiliger Geist

Signification

the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈɡaɪ̯st/

Étymologie

From Middle High German heileger geist, from Old High German heilagēr geist, formed by Anglo-Saxon missionaries as a calque of Old English Hāliġ Gāst, itself a calque of Latin Spīritus Sānctus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Pneûma tò Hágion).