Geest

See also: geest

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German gēst, from Middle Low German gēst (“dry, elevated”, literally “cracking, gaping, yawning”), from Old Saxon gīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gīnan. See also gähnen. Cognate with Dutch geest (“heathland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeːst/

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Noun

Geest f (genitive Geest, plural Geesten)

1. geest (a somewhat elevated landscape in a plain with sandy grounds and frequent heaths)

   Coordinate term: Marsch

Declension

Declension of Geest [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Geest	die	Geesten
genitive	einer	der	Geest	der	Geesten
dative	einer	der	Geest	den	Geesten
accusative	eine	die	Geest	die	Geesten

Derived terms

• Geestland

Further reading

• “Geest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache