Heiliger Geist
German
editAlternative forms
edit- heiliger Geist
- heiliger geist (with the definite article: heilige geist, heilig geist, Early New High German)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German heileger geist, from Old High German heilagēr geist, formed by Anglo-Saxon missionaries as a calque of Old English Hāliġ Gāst, itself a calque of Latin Spīritus Sānctus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Pneûma tò Hágion).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHeiliger Geist m (proper noun, strong, definite nominative der Heilige Geist, genitive (des) Heiligen Geistes or (des) Heiligen Geists)
- (Christianity) the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost
Declension
editDeclension of Heiliger Geist [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular | ||
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masculine gender | strong declension | |
nominative | Heiliger Geist | |
genitive | Heiligen Geistes, Heiligen Geists | |
dative | Heiligem Geist, Heiligem Geiste1 | |
accusative | Heiligen Geist | |
weak declension | ||
nominative | der | Heilige Geist |
genitive | des | Heiligen Geistes, Heiligen Geists |
dative | dem | Heiligen Geist, Heiligen Geiste1 |
accusative | den | Heiligen Geist |
mixed declension | ||
nominative | ein | Heiliger Geist |
genitive | eines | Heiligen Geistes, Heiligen Geists |
dative | einem | Heiligen Geist, Heiligen Geiste1 |
accusative | einen | Heiligen Geist |
1Now rare, see notes.
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