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Gift
Gift
German
Noun
Gift n (genitive Gifts or Giftes, plural Gifte)
- poison
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 31/2010, page 49:
- Der Mann ist Toxikologe, ein Experte für Gift. Er arbeitet für ein Pharma-Unternehmen.
- The man is a toxicologist, an expert on poison. He works for a pharmaceutical business.
- Der Mann ist Toxikologe, ein Experte für Gift. Er arbeitet für ein Pharma-Unternehmen.
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 31/2010, page 49:
Declension
Derived terms
- giftig
- vergiften
- Gegengift
- Rauschgift
- Giftpilz
- Giftpflanze
References
- ↑ “Gift” in: Friedrich Kluge, “Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache” , 22. Auflage, 1989, bearbeitet von Elmar Seebold, ISBN 3-11-006800-1
gift
gift
English
Noun
gift (plural gifts)
- Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
- A talent or natural ability.
- She had a gift for playing the flute.
- 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:
- “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
- Something gained incidentally, without effort.
- The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
- The office is in the gift of the President.
Synonyms
- (something freely given by another): contribution, donation, grant, benefaction (often monetary); present (non-monetary item); favor (small item); concession, sweetener, douceur (bestowed somewhat grudgingly); boon (archaic); tithing (obs.); for beneficial actions, see favor
- (something god-given): talent, knack
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Verb
gift (third-person singular simple present gifts, present participle gifting, simple past and past participle gifted)
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Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡift/, [ɡ̊ifd̥]
Etymology 1
From German Gift (“poison”). Similar to the archaic gift (“gift”), a verbal noun to give (“to give”).
Noun
gift c (singular definite giften, plural indefinite gifte)
- poison (substance harmful to a living organism)
Inflection
See also
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gift on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
Originally the past participle of gifte (“marry”).
Adjective
gift
Inflection
Inflection of gift | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | gift | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | gift | — | —2 |
Plural | gifte | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | gifte | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Non-lemma forms.
Verb
gift
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪft
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gift, earlier also gicht which was restored by analogy with geven. From Old Dutch *gift, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz. The words gif and vergif, both meaning "poison", derive from the same source and were not formally distinguished until early modern Dutch.
Noun
gift f (plural giften, diminutive giftje n)
Synonyms
Related terms
- geven
- vergiftigen, ontgiften
Faroese
Noun
gift f (genitive singular giftar, uncountable)
Synonyms
Declension
Declension of gift (singular only) | ||
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f2s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gift | giftin |
accusative | gift | giftina |
dative | gift | giftini |
genitive | giftar | giftarinnar |
Adjective
gift
Declension
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) |
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
gift f, m (definite singular gifta or giften, indefinite plural gifter, definite plural giftene)
- poison (substance harmful to a living organism)
Related terms
Adjective
gift (neuter singular gift, definite singular and plural gifte)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Verb
gift
- imperative of gifte
References
- “gift” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *giftiz. Cognate with Old Frisian jeft, Old Saxon sundargift ‘privilege’ (lit. 'special gift'), Dutch gift, Old High German gift (German Gift), Old Norse gipt (> English gift), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 (fragifts).
Pronunciation
Noun
ġift f (nominative plural ġifta or ġiftu)
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
gift n
- poison; venom ; virus; toxin
- 1968 Tove Jansson, Muminpappans memoarer, Holger Schildts Förlag (1991), ISBN 951-50-0388-1, page 126:
- Rådd-djuret gråter, sade Joxaren förebrående. Spöket har målat en dödskalle på kaffeburken och skrivit GIFT under och nu är Rådd-djuret utom sig och säger att har det inte gift sig förut så kommer det nu absolut aldrig att göra det!
- "The Muddler is crying," said the Joxter reproachfully. "The ghost has painted a skull and crossbones and the word POISON on the Muddler's coffee tin, and now the Muddler is beside himself and says that if it has not gotten married before it will absolutely never do it!"
- Rådd-djuret gråter, sade Joxaren förebrående. Spöket har målat en dödskalle på kaffeburken och skrivit GIFT under och nu är Rådd-djuret utom sig och säger att har det inte gift sig förut så kommer det nu absolut aldrig att göra det!
- 1968 Tove Jansson, Muminpappans memoarer, Holger Schildts Förlag (1991), ISBN 951-50-0388-1, page 126:
Declension
Inflection of gift | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gift | giftet | gifter | gifterna |
Genitive | gifts | giftets | gifters | gifternas |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse gipta (“give away in marriage”), from Proto-Germanic *giftiz.
Adjective
gift (not comparable)
- married
- ett gift par
- a married couple
- Han är gift sedan tre år.
- He's been married for three years.
- ett gift par
Declension
Inflection of gift | |||
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Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | gift | — | — |
Neuter singular | gift | — | — |
Plural | gifta | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | gifte | — | — |
All | gifta | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. |
Verb
gift