begeistert
German
Etymology
From Geist (“ghost, spirit”). Cognate with Dutch begeesterd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐt/
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Participle
begeistert
- past participle of begeistern
Adjective
begeistert (strong nominative masculine singular begeisterter, comparative begeisterter, superlative am begeistertsten)
- enthusiastic, thrilled [with über ‘about’]
- delighted [with von ‘with’]
Declension
Positive forms of begeistert
Comparative forms of begeistert
Superlative forms of begeistert
Related terms
Verb
begeistert
- inflection of begeistern:
- third-person singular present
- second-person plural present
- plural imperative
Further reading
- “begeistert” in Duden online
- “begeistert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache