gif

English

Noun

gif (plural gifs)

1. Alternative capitalization of GIF.

Anagrams

• FGI, fig, fig., GFI, IGF

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Afrikaans

Etymology 1

Noun

gif (plural giwwe or gifte, diminutive giffie)

1. poison; a poisonous substance

Derived terms

• giftig
• vergif

Etymology 2

Noun

gif (plural gifte)

1. gift; present

Synonyms

• geskenk

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gift, earlier also gicht. From Old Dutch *gift, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz. The word gift derives from the same source and the words were not formally distinguished until early modern Dutch.

Noun

gif n (plural giffen, diminutive gifje n)

1. poison, venom, toxin

Synonyms

• (poison): vergif, venijn, gift

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Noun

gif m (plural giffen, diminutive gifje n)

1. (computing) GIF (image format)

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Gothic

Romanization

gif

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌹𐍆

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jabōi (“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 (possibly Swedish om), Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 (jabai). Also Old High German iba (“doubt, condition”), Icelandic efi, ef, ifi, if (“doubt”). Possibly also Swedish jäv and Albanian po (“if, affirmative utterance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪf/

Conjunction

ġif

1. if, whether

Descendants

• English if

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Swedish

Verb

gif

1. imperative of gifva.