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. spirit
2. mind, intellect

   Synonym: Verstand

3. ghost, spectre, phantom

   Synonym: Gespenst

Derived terms

• geeschteg
• geeschteren
• geeschtlech
• Geeschterstad
• Hellege Geescht

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Geescht f (uncountable)

1. barley

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German geist. Compare German Geist, Dutch geest, English ghost.

Noun

Geescht m (plural Geeschder)

1. spirit
2. mind
3. apparition