Geest
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
Noun edit
Geest f (genitive Geest, plural Geesten)
- geest (a somewhat elevated landscape in a plain with sandy grounds and frequent heaths)
- Coordinate term: Marsch
Declension edit
Declension of Geest [feminine]
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “Geest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache