giste

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

giste

1. inflection of gissen:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive
2. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of gisten

Old French

Etymology

From the verb gesir (“to rest”).

Noun

giste oblique singular, f (oblique plural gistes, nominative singular giste, nominative plural gistes)

1. resting-place (place where one rests)

Descendants

• English: gist, joist
• French: gîte

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gischt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiste/ [ˈxis.t̪e]

Noun

giste m (plural gistes)

1. beer head

References

• “giste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014