Geist

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Geist.

Proper noun

Geist (plural Geists)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Geist is the 5802nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5966 individuals. Geist is most common among White (95.34%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɪ̯st/
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Noun

Geist m (strong, genitive Geistes or Geists, plural Geister)

  1. spirit
  2. (Christianity) the Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost
  3. essence
  4. mind, wit
  5. ghost; spook
    Synonym: Gespenst
  6. (Egoistic philosophy) spook

Declension

Declension of Geist
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Geist die Geister
genitive eines des Geistes, Geists der Geister
dative einem dem Geist, Geiste1 den Geistern
accusative einen den Geist die Geister

1Now rare, see notes.

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Noun

Geist m (strong, genitive Geistes or Geists, plural Geiste)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) an alcoholic drink; a spirit

Declension

Declension of Geist
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Geist die Geiste
genitive eines des Geistes, Geists der Geiste
dative einem dem Geist, Geiste1 den Geisten
accusative einen den Geist die Geiste

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Geist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Geist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Geist” in Duden online
  • Geist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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