Kleingeist

German

Etymology

klein (“small”) +‎ Geist m (“spirit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklaɪ̯nɡaɪ̯st/

Noun

Kleingeist m (genitive Kleingeists or Kleingeistes, plural Kleingeister)

(derogatory) narrow-minded, dumb person; bigot

Declension

Declension of Kleingeist

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kleingeist	die	Kleingeister
genitive	eines	des	Kleingeistes, Kleingeists	der	Kleingeister
dative	einem	dem	Kleingeist, Kleingeiste¹	den	Kleingeistern
accusative	einen	den	Kleingeist	die	Kleingeister

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

“Kleingeist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Kleingeist in Duden online

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