Noun: Geist
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Geist |
| Plural | Geister; Geiste |
Definite
| Singular | der Geist |
| Plural | die Geister; Geiste |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Geistes; Geists |
| Plural | Geister; Geiste |
Definite
| Singular | des Geistes; Geists |
| Plural | der Geister; Geiste |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Geist; Geiste |
| Plural | Geistern; Geisten |
Definite
| Singular | dem Geist; Geiste |
| Plural | den Geistern; Geisten |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Geist |
| Plural | Geister; Geiste |
Definite
| Singular | den Geist |
| Plural | die Geister; Geiste |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Geist
Signallicht,
Geist,
Licht,
Ultraviolettlicht,
Oberlicht,
Gesicht,
Neonlicht,
Irrlicht,
Natriumdampflicht,
Grablicht,
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”). See: Dutch Nouns '
geest', English Nouns '
ghost', Swedish Nouns '
gast'.
Verbs referencing "Geist"
English Nouns
ghost, Dutch Nouns
geest, English Nouns
geist, Danish Nouns
gejst.
Translations