poltergeist
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See also: Poltergeist
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from German Poltergeist, from poltern (“to rumble”) + Geist (“ghost”). Cognate with English boulder and ghost.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊl.tɚˌɡaɪst/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒl.tə.ɡaɪst/, /ˈpəʊl.təˌɡaɪst/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]poltergeist (plural poltergeists or poltergeister)
- (parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.
- A poltergeist haunts the house by moving objects around, making chain-rattling noises and throwing things.
- The chapel is haunted by a demonic poltergeist.
- 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- "Perhaps even a small poltergeist might come your way. Any trifle would be welcome." His bull's bellow of laughter followed them into the lift.
- 2013, Kazerad, Aggy: Approach, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), November 22 2013
- I risk becoming nothing more than a common poltergeist wallowing in regrets and introspection and other terrible things.
Synonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:ghost
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]disruptive ghost
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Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from German Poltergeist.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpɔl.tɛr.ɡajst/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔltɛrɡajst
- Syllabification: pol‧ter‧geist
Noun
[edit]poltergeist m animal
- (parapsychology) poltergeist (unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about)
Declension
[edit]Declension of poltergeist
singular | plural | |
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nominative | poltergeist | poltergeisty |
genitive | poltergeista | poltergeistów |
dative | poltergeistowi | poltergeistom |
accusative | poltergeista | poltergeisty |
instrumental | poltergeistem | poltergeistami |
locative | poltergeiście | poltergeistach |
vocative | poltergeiście | poltergeisty |
Further reading
[edit]- poltergeist in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pow.teʁˈɡajs.t͡ʃi/ [poʊ̯.teɦˈɡaɪ̯s.t͡ʃi], /pow.teʁˈɡajst͡ʃ/ [poʊ̯.teɦˈɡaɪ̯st͡ʃ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pow.teɾˈɡajs.t͡ʃi/ [poʊ̯.teɾˈɡaɪ̯s.t͡ʃi], /pow.teɾˈɡajst͡ʃ/ [poʊ̯.teɾˈɡaɪ̯st͡ʃ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pow.teʁˈɡajʃ.t͡ʃi/ [poʊ̯.teʁˈɡaɪ̯ʃ.t͡ʃi], /pow.teʁˈɡajʃt͡ʃ/ [poʊ̯.teʁˈɡaɪ̯ʃt͡ʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pow.teɻˈɡajst͡ʃ/ [poʊ̯.teɻˈɡaɪ̯st͡ʃ], /pow.teɻˈɡajs.t͡ʃi/ [poʊ̯.teɻˈɡaɪ̯s.t͡ʃi]
- Hyphenation: pol‧ter‧geist
Noun
[edit]poltergeist m (plural poltergeists)
- (parapsychology) poltergeist (a disruptive ghost)
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