"Gespenst" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈʃpɛnst/ Audio: De-Gespenst.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German gespenst, gespenste, from Old High German gispensti (“temptation, (devilish) illusion”), from spanan (“to lure, to attract”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gespenst}} Middle High German gespenst, {{m|gmh|gespenste}} gespenste, {{inh|de|goh|gispensti||temptation, (devilish) illusion}} Old High German gispensti (“temptation, (devilish) illusion”), {{m|goh|spanan||to lure, to attract}} spanan (“to lure, to attract”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,er}} Gespenst n (strong, genitive Gespenstes or Gespensts, plural Gespenster) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,er}} Forms: Gespenstes [genitive], Gespensts [genitive], Gespenster [plural], strong [table-tags], Gespenst [nominative, singular], Gespenster [definite, nominative, plural], Gespenstes [genitive, singular], Gespensts [genitive, singular], Gespenster [definite, genitive, plural], Gespenst [dative, singular], Gespenste [dative, singular], Gespenstern [dative, definite, plural], Gespenst [accusative, singular], Gespenster [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. ghost, spectre Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Horror
    Sense id: en-Gespenst-de-noun-0wrW09PH Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Gespenst meaning in German (3.3kB)

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