See also: geest

German edit

Etymology edit

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.[1] See also gähnen. Cognate with Dutch geest (heathland).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡeːst/
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Noun edit

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 edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Geest” in Duden online

Further reading edit

  • Geest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache