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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Acronym 1.3 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Alternative forms 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 Synonyms 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Conjunction 3.3.1 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

• acronym of graphics interchange format

[edit] Acronym

gif (plural gifs)

1. (computing) GIF

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of FGI
• fig, fig.
• GFI
• IGF

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Alternative forms

• gift (which also has a homophone, meaning present)

[edit] Noun

gif n. (no plural, no diminutive)

1. poison, venom, toxine.
2. (computing) A bitmap image format for pictures with up to 256 distinct colors.

[edit] Derived terms

• gifbeker
• gifmenger
• gifmoord
• giftand
• giftig
• vergiftigen

[edit] Synonyms

• (poison) vergif

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *jaba (“‘doubt’”) from Proto-Indo-European *i-. Akin to Old Frisian ief, ef, gef, Old Saxon ef, of (Dutch of), Old High German ibu, oba (German ob), Old Norse ef, if, Gothic 𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌿, Old High German iba "doubt, condition", Icelandic efi, ef, ifi, if "doubt".

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /jɪf/

[edit] Conjunction

ġif

1. if, whether

[edit] Descendants

• English if