giver

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gevar, gyffare, variants (due to English given (“to give”)) of Middle English yevere, ȝevere, ȝyvere, equivalent to give +‎ -er. Cognate with German Geber (“donor”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪvə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪvɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪvə(ɹ) === Noun === giver (plural givers) One who gives; a donor or contributor. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:giver ==== Antonyms ==== See Thesaurus:taker ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Viger, virge == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From give (“to give”) +‎ -er. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊iːʋɐ], [ˈɡ̊iːwɐ] ==== Noun ==== giver c (singular definite giveren, plural indefinite givere) giver donor dealer ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Alternative forms ==== gi'r (representing the spoken language) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊iɐ̯ˀ], (formal) IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊iˀʋɐ], [ˈɡ̊iwˀɐ] ==== Verb ==== giver present of give == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === giver m (definite singular giveren, indefinite plural givere, definite plural giverne) a donor a giver ==== Derived terms ==== blodgiver långiver === See also === givar (Nynorsk) gjevar (Nynorsk) === References === “giver” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Swedish == === Alternative forms === ger (common contraction) === Verb === giver present indicative of giva === Anagrams === viger