Geist

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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative form

[edit] Etymology

From German Geist (spirit, ghost, mind), see below

[edit] Noun

geist (plural geists)

  1. a ghost, apparition, the spirit of an individual or group
    • 1881, M.T.W., Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories[1], edition reprint, Project Gutenberg, published 2005:
      Koerg was not slow to recognize a geist; his knees shook, and he dared not utter a word.
    • 1913, James Francis Cooke, Great Pianists on Piano Playing[2], edition reprint, Project Gutenberg, published 2009:
      The average virtuoso thinks far more of his "geist," his "talent" (or as Emerson would have it, "the shadow of the soul--the otherwise") than he does of his technic, or his cadenzas.
    • 2009 Tuesday, 13 October, Adam Curtis, Lee Ravitz (comment), “Kabul: City Number One - Part 3”, BBC:
      ... particular 'culture areas' of the world are dominated by their own peculiar geist or 'cultural soul' ...

[edit] Usage Note

In English, the 'g' in geist may be lowercase.

[edit] References

  • OED, geist

[edit] German

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɡaɪ̯st/
  • (file)

[edit] Noun

Geist m. (genitive Geistes, plural Geister)

  1. Spirit
  2. Ghost
  3. Mind
  4. Essence
  5. An alcoholic drink; a spirit
  6. wit

[edit] Declension

(alcoholic drink)

(all other senses)

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