geest

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Geest (from Low German güst (“dry, infertile”, adjective), from Middle Low German gēst (“dry, elevated”, literally “cracking, gaping, yawning”)) or Dutch geest (from Middle Dutch geest, from Old Dutch *gēst (“dry, infertile”)), in either case a substantivization of what was initially an adjective, Proto-Germanic *gais- (“infertile”), ultimately probably from *gīnan. See also German gähnen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡiːst/ Rhymes: -iːst === Noun === geest (plural geests) A type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils, that occurs in the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. === References === === Further reading === geest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Teges, egest == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣeːst/ Hyphenation: geest Rhymes: -eːst === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch gêest, from Old Dutch gēst, from Proto-West Germanic *gaist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeysd-, *ǵʰisd- (“anger, agitation”). ==== Noun ==== geest m (plural geesten, diminutive geestje n) ghost, spirit, immaterial being Het oude kasteel wordt bewoond door spoken en geesten. ― The old castle is inhabited by ghosts and spirits. mind, mental consciousness Hij had een verwarde geest en kon zich moeilijk concentreren. ― He had a confused mind and had difficulty concentrating. mindset, mentality Het is in de geest van deze tijd om vooral te genieten van het leven. ― Focusing on enjoying life is part of the modern mindset. life force, vital energy (alchemy) spirit, gas, distillate, essence In alchemie wordt de term geest gebruikt om het vluchtige deel van een stof aan te duiden. ― In alchemy, the term spirit is used to refer to the volatile part of a substance. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: gees Negerhollands: geest === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch geest, from Old Dutch *gēst, a nominalization of an adjective that meant “dry, infertile”, a derivation of Proto-Germanic *gais- (“infertile”), a root probably meaning "cracking, breaking, gaping;" see *gīnan. See also German gähnen. Cognate to West Frisian gaast, geast (as in the Dutch/Frisian place name Gaasterland) and German Geest (which is borrowed from Low German). Other derivations of *gais- are: Old English gæsne (“infertility, poverty”), Old French gast (“waste”) and Icelandic gisinn (“dry”). ==== Noun ==== geest m (plural geesten, diminutive geestje n) heath, heathland ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Anagrams === steeg, stege, geste == Middle English == === Verb === geest alternative form of gesten (“to read poetry”)