Masculine
Geist
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) spirit
- (masculine, strong) the Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost
- (masculine, strong) essence
- (masculine, strong) mind, wit
- (masculine, strong) ghost; spook
- (masculine, strong) spook
Concepts
ready wit
main object
talented man
departed soul
principal object
true aim
wit and intelligence
life energy
one’s soul
spirit of the deceased
Synonyms
Schutzgeist
Spukgestalt
Geistererscheinung
Scharfsinnigkeit
Denkvermögen
Scheinbild
Denkfähigkeit
Translations
geest
espíritu
esprit
spirito
espírito
πνεύμαFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
grips
Basel-Landschaft
gritz
Basel-Landschaft
spryt
Basel-Landschaft
sprutz
Basel-Landschaft
witz
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡaɪ̯st/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German geist, from Old High German geist, from Proto-West Germanic *gaist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰóysdos (“anger, agitation”). Cognate with Dutch geest, West Frisian geast, English ghost, Swedish gast, Persian زشت (zešt, “ugly, hateful, disgusting”).
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