gave

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English

Etymology

From Middle English gaf, yaf, ȝaf, from Old English ġæf, ġeaf.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: gāv, IPA^(key): /ɡeɪv/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): [ɡeːv]
  • (Ottawa Valley) IPA^(key): [ɡeːv], [ɡɛːv]
• Rhymes: -eɪv

Verb

gave

1. simple past of give
2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of give

See also

• given

Anagrams

• EVGA, Vega, vega

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German gābe, from Old Saxon *gāva, from Proto-West Germanic *gābā (“gift, giving”).

Cognate with German Gabe. Late Old Norse gáfa and Swedish gåva are probably also from Low German. It has replaced a similar word with a different shape: Danish gæv (“feed”), from Old Norse gjǫf (“gift”), from Proto-Germanic *gebō, cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 (giba). Both words are ultimately derived from the verb *gebaną (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊æːʋə], [ˈɡ̊æːʊ]
• Rhymes: -aːvə

Noun

gave c (singular definite gaven, plural indefinite gaver)

1. gift, present
2. gift (a talent or natural ability)

Declension

Derived terms

• julegave

References

• “gave” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣaːvə/
• Hyphenation: ga‧ve
• Rhymes: -aːvə

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gave, from Old Dutch gāva, from Proto-West Germanic *gābā, from Proto-Germanic *gēbǭ, ablaut variant of *gebō.

Noun

gave f (plural gaven or gaves, diminutive gavetje n or gaafje n)

1. a gift, donation, present
2. a gift, talent

Synonyms

• (donation): geschenk, gift
• (talent): talent

Related terms

• geven, gift, gif
• morgengave
• doorgave, opgave, overgave, toegave, uitgave, weergave

Descendants

• Negerhollands: gaaf, gaeven

Verb

gave

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of geven

Etymology 2

Adjective

gave

1. inflection of gaaf:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See main entry

Verb

gave

1. inflection of gaver:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Probably same as Etymology 1, in the sense "to gorge, fill up".

Noun

gave m (plural gaves)

1. mountain torrent, watercourse, gorge.

References

• “gave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gave f or m (definite singular gava or gaven, indefinite plural gaver, definite plural gavene)

1. a present or gift (something given to someone, e.g. for Christmas or a birthday)
2. a gift (a talent or natural ability)

Synonyms

• presang (sense 1 above)

Derived terms

• bryllupsgave
• gavekort
• julegave

See also

• gåve (Nynorsk)

References

• “gave” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

gave

1. locative singular of go (“cow, ox, bull”)