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English

Etymology
From ON. gipt, cognate with Old English gift#Old English|Ä¡ift.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɡɪft/
AHD|gÄ­ft, SAMPA|/gIft/
audio|en-us-gift.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪft|-ɪft

Noun
wikipedia|gift|gift (present)
en-noun

1. Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
2. A talent or natural ability.
3. Something gained incidentally, without effort.

Synonyms
(1): (often monetary) contribution, (monetary) donation, present
(2): talent

Translations
trans-top|Something given to another voluntarily, without charge
Czech: dar m
Dutch: presentje n
Estonian: and#Estonian|and
Finnish: lahja
French: présent m
German: Geschenk n
Greek: δ��ο n, δ��εά f, �ά�ι�μα n
Italian: regalo m
Kurdish: KUchar|د�ار�
Malayalam: സമ�മാന� (sammaanam)
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Old English: gifu|Ä¡ifu f
Polish: prezent m, dar m
Romanian: cadou n, dar n
Russian: пoдa�oк (podárok) m, да� (dar) m
Slovene: darilo n
Spanish: regalo m
Swahili: zawadi (noun 9/10), nala
Swedish: present c, gåva c
Telugu: బహ�మతి (bahumati)
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trans-top|Something received incidentally, without effort
German: Geschenk n
Polish: prezent m
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Russian: пoдa�oк (podárok) m
Swedish: begåvning c
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trans-top|A talent or natural ability
Dutch: gave f
Finnish: lahja, kyky
French: don m
German: Begabung f
Greek: �αλέν�ο n, �ά�ι�μα n
Italian: dono m
Malayalam: �ഴിവ� (kazhivu)
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Polish: dar m, talent m
Romanian: dar n
Russian: да� (dar) m, �алан� (talánt) m, ода��нно��� (odar'ónnodt') f
Slovene: dar m
Spanish: don m, talento m
Swedish: begåvning c
Telugu: వర� (varaM)
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ttbc|Chinese: 礼�
ttbc|Esperanto: donaco
ttbc|French: cadeau m
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ttbc|Latin: donatio f, datus m
ttbc|Portuguese: presente m, dom (m)
ttbc|Slovak: dar m
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See also
lagniappe

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To give (as a gift) to.

Synonyms
contribute
donate
give

Translations
trans-top|(transitive) To give (as a gift) to
Czech: darovat
Dutch: schenken
Estonian: kinkima
Finnish: lahjoittaa
French: regaler
Italian: regalare
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Latin: dare, donare
Romanian: d�rui
Slovak: obdarovať
Slovene: podariti
Spanish: regalar, dar
Swedish: skänka, donera
Telugu: బహ��రి��� (bahookariMchu)
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Related terms
gift horse
regift

Dutch

Noun
gift m

1. donation; something given (away) voluntarily.

Synonyms
geschenk n
cadeau n

Related terms
geven

Category:Dutch nouns

Faroese

Noun
gift f

1. poison

Synonyms
eitur

Declension
fo-decl-noun-f2-s|gift

Category:Faroese nouns

Adjective
fo-decl-adj-5|gift
gift
#married, femal form of giftur
#*ert|Ert tú gift?
#*: Are you (f) married?

Category:Faroese adjective forms
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Old English

Etymology
From Germanic. Cognate with Old Frisian jeft, Old Saxon sundargift �privilege� (Dutch gift#Dutch|gift), Old High German gift#Old High German|gift (German Gift), Old Norse gipt (> English gift#English|gift), Gothic ��������.

Pronunciation
IPA|/jɪft/

Noun
Ä¡ift f (plural gifta|Ä¡ifta or giftu|Ä¡iftu)

1. payment for a wife
2. in plural|lang=ang a wedding

Category:Old English nouns

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-reg-r-n|gift|gifte

1. poison, venom, toxin

Adjective
sv-adj-abs|gift|gift

1. married

#: ett gift par (= a married couple)

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