gift
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse gipt, cognate with Old English ġift.
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[edit] Noun
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gift (plural gifts)
- Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
- A talent or natural ability.
- Something gained incidentally, without effort.
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- (1): (often monetary) contribution, (monetary) donation, present
- (2): talent
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to gift (third-person singular simple present gifts, present participle gifting, simple past and past participle gifted)
- (transitive) To give (as a gift) to.
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[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology 1
From German Gift (“‘poison’”). Similar to Old Danish gift ("gift"), a verbal noun to give (“‘give’”).
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- IPA: /gift/, [ɡ̊ifd̥]
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gift c. (singular definite giften, plural indefinite gifte)
- poison (substance harmful to a living organism)
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Gift on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
[edit] Etymology 2
Past participle of gifte (“‘marry’”).
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- IPA: /gift/, [ɡ̊ifd̥]
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gift
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gift
[edit] Dutch
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gift m.
- donation; something given (away) voluntarily.
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gift f.
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| f2s | Singular | |
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gift | giftin |
| Accusative | gift | giftina |
| Dative | gift | giftini |
| Genitive | giftar | giftarinnar |
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gift
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| giftur a5 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m. (kallkyn) | f. (kvennkyn) | n. (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | giftur | gift | gift |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | giftan | gifta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | giftum | giftari | giftum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (gifts) | (giftar/ giftrar) |
(gifts) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m. (kallkyn) | f. (kvennkyn) | n. (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | giftir | giftar | gift |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | giftar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | giftum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (gifta/ giftra) |
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[edit] Norwegian
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gift m. and f. (definite singular gifta/giften; indefinite plural gifter; definite plural giftene)
- poison (substance harmful to a living organism)
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gift
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[edit] Etymology
From Germanic. Cognate with Old Frisian jeft, Old Saxon sundargift ‘privilege’ (Dutch gift), Old High German gift (German Gift), Old Norse gipt (> English gift), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃.
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- IPA: /jɪft/
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ġift f. (plural ġifta or ġiftu)
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gift
| Inflection for gift | Singular | Plural | ||
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| neuter | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | gift | giftet | gifter | gifterna |
| Possessive form | gifts | giftets | gifters | gifternas |
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gift
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| Indefinite singular |
Common | gift |
| Neuter | gift | |
| Definite singular |
Masc. | gifte |
| All | gifta | |
| Plural | gifta | |
- married
- ett gift par
- a married couple
- Han är gift sedan tre år.
- He's married since three years.
- ett gift par