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)
- to give
Conjugation
Conjugation of geva
| v-56 | ||||
| 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
- geve, geƀa, giƀa
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gebō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɛβɑ/
Noun
geva f
- gift
- favour
- 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
- gev, ge, gi
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)
- (transitive) to give
Derived terms
- geva dill (“excuse, forgive”)