geva

See also: GEVA

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃeːʋa]

Verb

geva (third person singular past indicative gav, third person plural past indicative góvu, supine givið)

  1. to give

Conjugation
   Conjugation of geva
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infinitive geva
present participle gevandi
past participle a26 givin
supine givið
number singular plural
person first second third all
indicative eg tú hann/hon/tað vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present gevi gevur gevur geva
past gav gavst gav góvu
imperative – tú – tit
present — gev! — gevið!

References

Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 116

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gebō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛβɑ/

Noun

geva f

  1. gift
  2. favour
  3. the runic letter ᚷ (/ɡ/)

Declension
Declension of geva (feminine ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative geva geva
accusative geva geva
genitive geva, gevu, gevo gevono
dative gevu, gevo, geva gevon, gevum, gevun
instrumental — —


Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʝɪ̀ːʋä], [çɪ̀ːʋä]
    Rhymes: -ɪ̀ːʋä, -èːʋä, -ɛ̀ːʋä

Verb

geva (preterite gav or gjaa, plural gåv or gåå, supine gevä or givi)

  1. (transitive) to give

Derived terms
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