Kleingeist

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German

Etymology

klein (“small”) +‎ Geist m (“spirit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaɪ̯nɡaɪ̯st/
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Noun

Kleingeist m (strong, genitive Kleingeistes or Kleingeists, plural Kleingeister)

  1. (derogatory) narrow-minded, dumb person; bigot

Declension

Declension of Kleingeist
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kleingeist die Kleingeister
genitive eines des Kleingeistes, Kleingeists der Kleingeister
dative einem dem Kleingeist, Kleingeiste1 den Kleingeistern
accusative einen den Kleingeist die Kleingeister

1Now rare, see notes.

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