Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːf
  • IPA(key): /ɣeːf/

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch geve, from Old Dutch geva, from Proto-West Germanic *gebu, from Proto-Germanic *gebō.

Noun

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geef m (plural geven)

  1. (obsolete outside of fixed expressions) gift
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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geef

  1. inflection of geven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative