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

number	singular			plural
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infinitive	geva
present participle	gevandi
past participle a26	givin
supine	givið
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”)

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