Heiliger Geist
German
Alternative forms
- heiliger Geist
- heiliger geist (with the definite article: heilige geist, heilig geist, Early New High German)
Etymology
From Middle High German heileger geist, from Old High German heilagēr geist, formed by Anglo-Saxon missionaries as a calque of Old English Hāliġ Gāst, itself a calque of Latin Spīritus Sānctus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Pneûma tò Hágion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈɡaɪ̯st/
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Proper noun
Heiliger Geist m (proper noun, strong, definite nominative der Heilige Geist, genitive (des) Heiligen Geistes or (des) Heiligen Geists)
- (Christianity) the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost
Declension
Declension of Heiliger Geist [sg-only, masculine, strong]
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| masculine gender | strong declension | |
| nominative | Heiliger Geist | |
| genitive | Heiligen Geistes, Heiligen Geists | |
| dative | Heiligem Geist, Heiligem Geiste1 | |
| accusative | Heiligen Geist | |
| weak declension | ||
| nominative | der | Heilige Geist |
| genitive | des | Heiligen Geistes, Heiligen Geists |
| dative | dem | Heiligen Geist, Heiligen Geiste1 |
| accusative | den | Heiligen Geist |
| mixed declension | ||
| nominative | ein | Heiliger Geist |
| genitive | eines | Heiligen Geistes, Heiligen Geists |
| dative | einem | Heiligen Geist, Heiligen Geiste1 |
| accusative | einen | Heiligen Geist |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
- Heiliggeist-Bruderschaft
See also
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