de geest geven

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch den geest geven.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /də ɣeːst xeːvə(n)/

Verb[edit]

de geest geven

  1. (intransitive) to give up the ghost, to die or to cease to function

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: die gees gee