Polyglot Dictionary

Geist

/ɡaɪ̯st/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Geister

Meaning

  1. ghost, spirit

    • Im alten Schloss soll ein Geist leben.

      A ghost is said to live in the old castle.

  2. mind, intellect

    • Er hat einen scharfen Geist.

      He has a sharp mind.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Spanish

espectro

Close — a ghost/spirit is a spectre.

Practice

1 What does Geist mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im alten Schloss soll ein ___ leben.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geist?

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