Poltergeist

See also: poltergeist

English

Etymology

From poltergeist, the supernatural entity. From orbiting a neutron star, a "dead" star, a star that no longer contains a fusion core, but which is radiating away its stored energy.

Proper noun

Poltergeist

1. (planets) A planet in Lich star system, Milky Way Galaxy, Virgo constellation; One of the pair of planets that were the first exoplanets which were discovered. A planet in orbit of the pulsar Lich (PSR B1257+12)

Synonyms

• PSR B1257+12 B
• PSR B1257+12 c

Coordinate terms

• Lich (the pulsar PSR B1257+12)

planets of Lich (PSR B1257+12)

• Draugr
• Phobetor

 

Further reading

• PSR B1257+12 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Etymology

poltern (“to rumble”) +‎ Geist (“spirit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔltɐˌɡaɪst/

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• Hyphenation: Pol‧ter‧geist
• Rhymes: -aɪst

Noun

Poltergeist m (strong, genitive Poltergeistes or Poltergeists, plural Poltergeister)

1. poltergeist

Declension

Declension of Poltergeist [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Poltergeist	die	Poltergeister
genitive	eines	des	Poltergeistes, Poltergeists	der	Poltergeister
dative	einem	dem	Poltergeist, Poltergeiste1	den	Poltergeistern
accusative	einen	den	Poltergeist	die	Poltergeister

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → English: poltergeist

Further reading

• “Poltergeist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Poltergeist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Poltergeist” in Duden online
• Poltergeist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de