Gespenst
Meaning
ghost, spectre
Concepts
Synonyms
Spukgestalt
böser Geist
Geistererscheinung
Scheinbild
Phantasma
Schreckbild
“der schwarze Mann”
unheimliche Erscheinung
Spirit
verdammte Seele
Fabeltier
Kinderschreck
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈʃpɛnst/
Etymology
From Middle High German gespenst, gespenste, from Old High German gispensti (“temptation, (devilish) illusion”), from spanan (“to lure, to attract”).
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