Geest

See also: geest

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German gēst, from Middle Low German gēst (“dry, elevated”, literally “cracking, gaping, yawning”), from Old Saxon gīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gīnan.[1] See also gähnen. Cognate with Dutch geest (“heathland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡeːst/
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Noun

Geest f (genitive Geest, plural Geesten)

  1. geest (a somewhat elevated landscape in a plain with sandy grounds and frequent heaths)
    Coordinate term: Marsch

Declension
Declension of Geest [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Geest die Geesten
genitive einer der Geest der Geesten
dative einer der Geest den Geesten
accusative eine die Geest die Geesten

Derived terms

References
  1. “Geest” in Duden online

Further reading
  • “Geest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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