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Gif
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Definition 2024
Gif
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gif
Afrikaans
Etymology 1
Noun
gif (plural giwwe or gifte, diminutive giffie)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
gif (plural gifte)
Synonyms
- geskenk
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪf
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch gift, earlier also gicht. From Old Dutch *gift, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz. The word gift derives from the same source and the words were not formally distinguished until early modern Dutch.
Noun
gif n (plural giffen, diminutive gifje n)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- gifbeker
- gifmenger
- gifmoord
- giftand
- giftig
- tegengif
- vergiftigen
Etymology 2
Noun
gif m (plural giffen, diminutive gifje n)