Geist

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Geist. === Proper noun === Geist (plural Geists) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Geist is the 5802nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5966 individuals. Geist is most common among White (95.34%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Geist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 27. === Anagrams === tiges, gites, gîtes, Stieg, Tiegs == German == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaɪ̯st/ === Noun === Geist m (strong, genitive Geistes or Geists, plural Geister) spirit (Christianity) the Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost essence mind, wit ghost; spook Synonym: Gespenst (Egoistic philosophy) spook ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== begeistern rumgeistern herumgeistern === Noun === Geist m (strong, genitive Geistes or Geists, plural Geiste) (chiefly in compounds) an alcoholic drink; a spirit ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Geist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Geist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Geist” in Duden online Geist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de