geest

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Meaning

(masculine) ghost, spirit, immaterial being
(masculine) mind, mental consciousness
(masculine) mindset, mentality
(masculine) life force, vital energy
(masculine) spirit, gas, distillate, essence

Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣeːst/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gêest, from Old Dutch gēst, geist, from Proto-West Germanic *gaist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeysd-, *ǵʰisd- (“anger, agitation”). Cognates Cognate with German Geist, West Frisian geast, English ghost, Swedish gast.