gave

== 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 simple past of give (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) gift, present 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) a gift, donation, present Synonyms: geschenk, gift, cadeau a gift, talent Synonym: talent ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Negerhollands: gaaf, gaeven === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== gave (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of geven === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== gave inflection of gaaf: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡav/ === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== gave inflection of gaver: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Etymology 2 === Probably same as Etymology 1, in the sense "to gorge, fill up". ==== Noun ==== gave m (plural gaves) 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) a present or gift (something given to someone, e.g. for Christmas or a birthday) 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 locative singular of go (“cow, ox, bull”)