Gespenst

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gespenst, gespenste, from Old High German gispensti (“temptation, (devilish) illusion”), from spanan (“to lure, to attract”), with ghosts interpreted as "illusions that lure one away"; see the related spannen (“to stretch, span”) for further etymology. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃpɛnst/ === Noun === Gespenst n (strong, genitive Gespenstes or Gespensts, plural Gespenster) ghost, spectre 1847, Karl Marx et al., Das Kommunistische Manifest: ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “Gespenst” in Duden online “Gespenst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gespenst” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.