| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɣest/ |
| Hyphenation | geest |
| Gender | masculine |
| Plural | geesten |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| geestje | geestjes |
| Catalan | follet; geni |
|---|---|
| English | spirit; wraith |
| Esperanto | feo |
| Finnish | haltia |
| French | lutin |
| German | Genius; Geist |
| Low German | geyst |
| Portuguese | génio |
| Spanish | elfo; genio |