Kleingeist
German edit
Etymology edit
klein (“small”) + Geist m (“spirit”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kleingeist m (strong, genitive Kleingeistes or Kleingeists, plural Kleingeister)
- (derogatory) narrow-minded, dumb person; bigot
Declension edit
Declension of Kleingeist [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kleingeist | die | Kleingeister |
| genitive | eines | des | Kleingeistes, Kleingeists | der | Kleingeister |
| dative | einem | dem | Kleingeist, Kleingeiste1 | den | Kleingeistern |
| accusative | einen | den | Kleingeist | die | Kleingeister |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading edit
- “Kleingeist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kleingeist” in Duden online