Geist
See also: geist
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Geist.
Proper noun
Geist (plural Geists)
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Geist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 27.
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)
- spirit
- (Christianity) the Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost
- essence
- mind, wit
- ghost; spook
- Synonym: Gespenst
- (Egoistic philosophy) spook
Declension
Declension of Geist [masculine, strong]
| 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 uncommon, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Forschergeist
- Freigeist
- Heiliger Geist
- Poltergeist
- Schöpfergeist
- Teamgeist
- Weltgeist
- Zeitgeist
Derived terms
- den Geist aufgeben
- Geisterbahn
- Geisterfahrer
- Geisterhaus
- Geisterschiff
- Geisterstadt
- Geisterstunde
- Geisterzug
- geistesabwesend
- Geisteswissenschaft
- Geisteszustand
- geistig
- geistlich
- geistreich
- Kampfgeist
- Ungeist ("evil spirit, demon")
Related terms
- begeistern
- rumgeistern
- herumgeistern
Noun
Geist m (strong, genitive Geistes or Geists, plural Geiste)
- (chiefly in compounds) an alcoholic drink; a spirit
Declension
Declension of Geist [masculine, strong]
| 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 uncommon, 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