givare

Swedish

Etymology

giva (obsolete form of ge) + -are.

Noun

givare c

  1. a giver (someone who gives, rather than takes)
    Man måste inte vara antingen givare eller tagare.
    You need not be either a giver or a taker.
  2. a giver, a donor (someone who donates money to charities)
    Gud älskar en glad givare.
    God loveth a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:7)
  3. a sensor (a device that measures and gives information)
  4. a provider, a supplier (rather than recipient, customer)

Declension

Declension of givare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative givare givaren givare givarna
Genitive givares givarens givares givarnas
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