Geist

Borrowed from German Geist.

Geist (plural Geists)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Geist is the 5802^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5966 individuals. Geist is most common among White (95.34%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Geist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 27.

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɪ̯st/

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Geist m (strong, genitive Geistes or Geists, plural Geister)

1. spirit
2. (Christianity) the Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost
3. essence
4. mind, wit
5. ghost; spook

   Synonym: Gespenst

6. (Egoistic philosophy) spook

• begeistern
• rumgeistern
• herumgeistern

Geist m (strong, genitive Geistes or Geists, plural Geiste)

1. (chiefly in compounds) an alcoholic drink; a spirit

• “Geist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Geist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Geist” in Duden online
• Geist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de