Geescht

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡeːʃt/
  • Rhymes: -eːʃt

Etymology 1

From Old High German geist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz. Cognate with German Geist, English ghost, Dutch geest.

Noun

Geescht m (plural Geeschter)

  1. ghost, spectre, phantom
  2. spirit
  3. mind, intellect
Derived terms

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old High German gersta, from Proto-Germanic *gerstō.

Noun

Geescht f (plural Geescht)

  1. barley

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Geist, Dutch geest, English ghost.

Noun

Geescht m (plural Geeschder)

  1. spirit
  2. mind
  3. apparition
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