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. See also gähnen. Cognate with Dutch geest (“heathland”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡeːst/ === Noun === Geest f (genitive Geest, plural Geesten) geest (a somewhat elevated landscape in a plain with sandy grounds and frequent heaths) Coordinate term: Marsch ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Geestland === References === === Further reading === “Geest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache