Weingeist

German

Etymology

Wein +‎ Geist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯st/

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Noun

Weingeist m (strong, genitive Weingeistes or Weingeists, no plural)

1. ethanol, alcohol

Declension

Declension of Weingeist [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Weingeist
genitive	eines	des	Weingeistes, Weingeists
dative	einem	dem	Weingeist, Weingeiste1
accusative	einen	den	Weingeist

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Weingeist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Weingeist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon