Femminile

Geest

(Inglese)

geest (a somewhat elevated landscape in a plain with sandy grounds and frequent heaths)

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɡeːst/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Via German Low German from Middle Low German gēst, from Middle Low German gēst (“dry, elevated”, literally “cracking, gaping, yawning”), from Old Saxon gīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gīnan. See also gähnen. Cognate with Dutch geest (“heathland”).

Geest

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