Gischt

Meaning

1. (feminine, masculine, rare, strong) the frothy foam on sea waves
2. (dated, feminine, masculine, rare, strong) other kinds of foam or froth that form on liquids, such as on beer or boiling water

Concepts

spray

foam

spindrift

spume

spray of sea water

froth

sheet of spray

yeast

lather

scum

Synonyms

Schaum

Sprühwasser

Blume

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spritzen

Sprühnebel

Translations

schuim

schiuma

écume

espuma

espuma

embrun

escuma

spuma

cresta de espuma

dalga köpüğü

escuma

dalga serpintisi

espuma

αφρός

μαγιά

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɪʃt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: jest

Inherited from Old High German: *jest

Cognate with Dutch: gist

Cognate with English: yeast

In summary

From Middle High German jest, gest (“foam”), from Old High German *jest, *gest, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz (“fermentation; fermentative matter”). The form Gischt (instead of expected *Gest, *Jest) is probably onomatopoeic, though it could alternatively be of Alemannic German origin. Cognate with Dutch gist, English yeast.