giver
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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)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (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
one who gives
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Anagrams
Danish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
giver c (singular definite giveren, plural indefinite givere)
Declension
Declension of giver
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
- gi'r (representing the spoken language)
Pronunciation
Verb
giver
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
giver m (definite singular giveren, indefinite plural givere, definite plural giverne)
Derived terms
See also
References
- “giver” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Alternative forms
- ger (common contraction)
Verb
giver
Anagrams
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɪvə(ɹ)
- Rhymes:English/ɪvə(ɹ)/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English agent nouns
- Danish terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Danish formal terms
- Danish non-lemma forms
- Danish verb forms
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Swedish non-lemma forms
- Swedish verb forms