Heiliger Geist
Meaning
the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈɡaɪ̯st/
Etymology
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).
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