Der, die or das Geist? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

der Geist

masculine noun · spirit · level B1

The plural

die Geister - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.

Why der?

No guessing needed: -ist → der · 0.2% (exception: die Frist) "Geist" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ist, which covers 4 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Abstract concepts I)

das Leben
die Welt
der Teil
das Ziel
der Grund
die Rolle
die Seite
die Mitte

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