Geescht
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡeːʃt/
- Rhymes: -eːʃt
Etymology 1
From Old High German geist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz. Cognate with German Geist, English ghost, Dutch geest.
Noun
Geescht m (plural Geeschter)
- ghost, spectre, phantom
- spirit
- mind, intellect
Derived terms
- geeschteg
- geeschteren
- geeschtlech
- Geeschterstad
- Hellege Geescht
Synonyms
- (mind): Verstand
Etymology 2
From Old High German gersta, from Proto-Germanic *gerstō.
Noun
Geescht f (plural Geescht)
- barley
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Geist, Dutch geest, English ghost.
Noun
Geescht m (plural Geeschder)
- spirit
- mind
- apparition