noun#884 by frequency
der Geist
/ɡaɪ̯st/
spirit; essence; mind, wit
- genitive
- des Geistes
- plural
- die Geiste
Meanings
- 1
spirit
Er kann mit Geistern reden.
He can talk to spirits.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
In dieser Wohnung lebt ein böser Geist.
In this flat lives an evil spirit.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
essence
- 3
mind, wit
Das Auge sieht; der Geist versteht.
The eye sees; the mind understands.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
Die Reiche der Zukunft sind Reiche des Geistes.
The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
the Holy Spirit; Holy Ghostrare
- 5
ghost; spookrare
- 6
spookrare
- 7
an alcoholic drink; a spiritrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derGeist | dieGeister |
| accusative | denGeist | dieGeister |
| dative | demGeist | denGeistern |
| genitive | desGeistes | derGeister |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.