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gift

English

Alternative forms

  • yift (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English gift (also yift, yeft, ?ift, ?eft), partly from Old English ?ift (giving, consideration, dowry, wedding) and Old Norse gipt (gift, present, wedding); both from Proto-Germanic *giftiz (gift). Equivalent to give +? -th (etymologically yive + -th). Cognate with West Frisian jefte (gift), Saterland Frisian Gift (gift), German Low German Gift (poison), Dutch gift (gift) and its doublet gif (poison), German Gift (poison), Swedish gift (gift, poison, venom), Icelandic gift (gift). Doublet of yift.

Pronunciation

  • (US, UK) enPR: g?ft, IPA(key): /??ft/
  • Rhymes: -?ft

Noun

gift (plural gifts)

  1. Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
  2. A talent or natural ability.
    • [] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons?! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  3. Something gained incidentally, without effort.
  4. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.

Synonyms

  • (something freely given by another): See Thesaurus:gift For beneficial actions, see favor.
  • (something god-given): ability, aptitude, knack, talent, strength

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ? Japanese: ??? (gifuto)

Translations

See also

  • lagniappe

Verb

gift (third-person singular simple present gifts, present participle gifting, simple past and past participle gifted)

  1. (transitive) To give as a gift or donation.
  2. (transitive) To give away, to concede easily.

Synonyms

  • contribute
  • donate
  • give

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • T.G.I.F., TGIF

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ift/, [??ifd?]

Etymology 1

From German Gift (poison). Similar to the archaic gift (gift), a verbal noun to give (to give).

Noun

gift c (singular definite giften, plural indefinite gifte)

  1. poison (substance harmful to a living organism)
Inflection

Derived terms

See also

  • gift on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

Etymology 2

Originally the past participle of gifte (marry).

Adjective

gift

  1. married
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ugift

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

gift

  1. imperative of gifte
  2. past participle of gifte

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gifte, from Old Dutch *gift, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz. The words gif and vergif, both meaning "poison", derive from the same source as gift and gif were not formally distinguished until early modern Dutch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??ft/
  • Hyphenation: gift
  • Rhymes: -?ft

Noun

gift f (plural giften, diminutive giftje n)

  1. donation; something given (away) voluntarily.
    Synonyms: geschenk, cadeau

Noun

gift n or f (plural giften, diminutive giftje n)

  1. (dated) poison
    Synonyms: gif, venijn, vergif, vergift
Derived terms
  • giftig
  • grafgift

Adjective

gift (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) poisonous, toxic, venomous
    Synonym: giftig

Inflection

Related terms

  • geven, gave
  • vergiftigen, ontgiften, begiftigen

Faroese

Noun

gift f (genitive singular giftar, uncountable)

  1. poison

Declension

Synonyms

  • eitur

Adjective

gift

  1. married, female form of giftur
    • Ert tú gift?
      Are you (f) married?

Declension


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gipt, from Proto-Germanic *giftiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /c?ft/
  • Rhymes: -?ft

Noun

gift f (genitive singular giftar, nominative plural giftir)

  1. (obsolete) gift
    Synonym: gjöf

Declension

Related terms

  • gifta

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gift f or m (definite singular gifta or giften, indefinite plural gifter, definite plural giftene)

  1. poison (substance harmful to a living organism)

Derived terms

  • giftslange
  • giftstoff
  • rottegift

Related terms

  • forgifte
  • forgiftning
  • giftig

Adjective

gift (neuter singular gift, definite singular and plural gifte)

  1. married

Antonyms

  • ugift

Derived terms

  • nygift

Verb

gift

  1. imperative of gifte

References

  • “gift” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /j?ft/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gipt.

Noun

gift f (definite singular gifta, indefinite plural gifter, definite plural giftene)

  1. poison
Derived terms
  • giftslange
  • giftstoff
  • rottegift

Etymology 2

Past participle of gifta.

Adjective

gift (indefinite singular gift, definite singular and plural gifte)

  1. married

Participle

gift (definite singular and plural gifte)

  1. past participle of gifta and gifte
Alternative forms
  • gifta

Verb

gift

  1. imperative of gifta and gifte
  2. supine of gifta and gifte

References

  • “gift” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ?yft

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *giftiz. Cognate with Old Frisian jeft, Old Saxon *gift (in sundargift (privilege, literally special gift)), Dutch gift, Old High German gift (German Gift), Old Norse gipt (> English gift), Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (fragifts).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jift/

Noun

?ift f (nominative plural ?ifta)

  1. Payment for a wife.
  2. (in the plural) marriage, wedding

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: ?ift, ?eft, gift (in part from Old Norse)
    • English: gift, yift

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From German Gift.

Noun

gift n

  1. poison; venom; virus; toxin
    • 1968 Tove Jansson, Muminpappans memoarer, Holger Schildts Förlag (1991), ?ISBN, page 126:
      Rådd-djuret gråter, sade Joxaren förebrående. Spöket har målat en dödskalle på kaffeburken och skrivit GIFT under och nu är Rådd-djuret utom sig och säger att har det inte gift sig förut så kommer det nu absolut aldrig att göra det!
      "The Muddler is crying," said the Joxter reproachfully. "The ghost has painted a skull and crossbones and the word POISON on the Muddler's coffee tin, and now the Muddler is beside himself and says that if it has not gotten married before it will absolutely never do it!"
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gipta (give away in marriage), from Proto-Germanic *giftiz.

Adjective

gift (not comparable)

  1. married
    ett gift par
    a married couple
    Han är gift sedan tre år.
    He's been married for three years.
    • 1968 Tove Jansson, Muminpappans memoarer, Holger Schildts Förlag (1991), ?ISBN, page 126:
      Rådd-djuret gråter, sade Joxaren förebrående. Spöket har målat en dödskalle på kaffeburken och skrivit GIFT under och nu är Rådd-djuret utom sig och säger att har det inte gift sig förut så kommer det nu absolut aldrig att göra det!
      "The Muddler is crying," said the Joxter reproachfully. "The ghost has painted a skull and crossbones and the word POISON on the Muddler's coffee tin, and now the Muddler is beside himself and says that if it has not gotten married before it will absolutely never do it!"
Declension

Verb

gift

  1. imperative of gifta.
  2. past participle of gifta.
  3. supine of gifta.

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fair

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??/, /f??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /f???/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /fe?(?)/
  • (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /f??/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)
  • Homophone: fare

Etymology 1

From Middle English fayr, feir, fager, from Old English fæ?er (beautiful), from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (suitable, fitting, nice), from Proto-Indo-European *peh??- (to fasten, place).

Cognate with Scots fayr, fare (fair), Danish feir, faver, fager (fair, pretty), Norwegian fager (fair, pretty), Swedish fager (fair, pretty), Icelandic fagur (beautiful, fair), Umbrian pacer (gracious, merciful, kind), Slovak pekný (good-looking, handsome, nice). See also peace.

Adjective

fair (comparative fairer, superlative fairest)

  1. (archaic or literary) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
    • 1460-1500, The Towneley Plays?
      He is so fair, without lease, he seems full well to sit on this.
  2. Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
    • 1605, The Booke of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, London: Robert Barker, “The order for the administration of the Lords Supper, or holy Communion,”[1]
      The Table hauing at the Communion time a faire white linnen cloth vpon it, shall stand in the body of the Church, or in the Chancell, where Morning prayer and Euening prayer be appointed to be said.
    • 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, London, Observation 21, “Of Moss, and several other small vegetative Substances,” p. 135,[2]
      [] I have observ’d, that putting fair Water (whether Rain-water or Pump-water, or May-dew, or Snow-water, it was almost all one) I have often observ’d, I say, that this Water would, with a little standing, tarnish and cover all about the sides of the Glass that lay under water, with a lovely green []
  3. Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
    • 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, page 200
      the northern people large and fair-complexioned
    • This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.
  4. Just, equitable.
    • “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons?! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  5. Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
    Their performance has been only fair.
  6. (nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
    • 1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 563:
      I shipped with them and becoming friends, we set forth on our venture, in health and safety; and sailed with a fair wind, till we came to a city called Madínat-al-Sín; []
  7. Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
    • 1909, Frank R. Stockton, The adventures of Captain Horn Chapter 42
      They had good weather and tolerably fair winds, and before they entered the Straits of Magellan the captain had formulated a plan for the disposition of Garta.
  8. Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
    • c. 1610?, Walter Raleigh, A Discourse of War
      The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a fair way to have enlarged.
  9. (shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
  10. (baseball) Between the baselines.
  11. (rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
  12. (cricket, of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no-ball.
  13. (statistics) Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
Synonyms
  • (beautiful): beautiful, pretty, lovely
  • (unblemished): pure, clean, neat
  • (light in color): pale
  • (just): honest, just, equitable
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

fair (plural fair)

  1. Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
    When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?
  2. (obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
    • 1744, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hercules, act 2, scene 8
      Love and Hymen, hand in hand, / Come, restore the nuptial band! / And sincere delights prepare / To crown the hero and the fair.
    • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.24:
      If single, probably his plighted Fair / Has in his absence wedded some rich miser  [].
  3. (obsolete) Fairness, beauty.
  4. A fair woman; a sweetheart.
    • 1743, William Shenstone, A Pastoral Ballad
      I have found out a gift for my fair.
  5. (obsolete) Good fortune; good luck.
    • c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act V scene ii[3]:
      Now, fair befall thee, good Petruchio!

Verb

fair (third-person singular simple present fairs, present participle fairing, simple past and past participle faired)

  1. (transitive) To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
  2. (transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
  3. (transitive, art) To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
    • 1996, Computer Animation '96: June 3-4, 1996, Geneva, Switzerland (page 136)
      Since the sequence of data contain sampling noises, the captured motion is not smooth and wiggles along the moving path. There are well-known fairing algorithms in Euclidean space based on difference geometry.
  4. (transitive) To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
    • 1920, Technical Report of the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (page 206)
      Two forward cars were provided with the model. One of these (shown detached in Fig. 1) was faired at its after end, with a view to possible reduction of head resistance, and to induce a better flow of air to the propeller.
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To make fair or beautiful.
Synonyms
  • (to reduce air drag or water resistance): to streamline
Derived terms
  • fair off
  • fair up
  • fairing
Translations

Adverb

fair (comparative more fair or fairer, superlative most fair or fairest)

  1. clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably
Derived terms
  • bid fair
  • fair and square

Etymology 2

From Middle English feyre, from Old French foire, from Latin f?riae.

Noun

fair (plural fairs)

  1. A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
  2. An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
  3. An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
  4. A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
Derived terms
  • fairgrounds
  • funfair
Translations

References

  • fair at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • fair in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
  • fair in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • RIFA, fiar, rifa-

German

Etymology

From English fair, from Old English fæ?er, from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, whence also Middle High German vager (splendid, wonderful).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f??r/, [f????], [fe???], [f???]
  • Hyphenation: fair

Adjective

fair (comparative fairer, superlative am fairsten)

  1. (especially sports) fair (just, honest, equitable, adequate)

Declension

Synonyms

  • anständig
  • ehrlich
  • gerecht
  • gleich
  • ausgeglichen
  • angemessen
  • sauber

Antonyms

  • unfair

Derived terms

  • Fairness (rarely Fairheit)
  • Fairplay
  • Fair-Use-Doktrin

Further reading

  • “fair” in Duden online
  • “fair” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Etymology

From English fair.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?f?r], [?f??r]
  • Hyphenation: fair
  • Rhymes: -?r

Adjective

fair (comparative fairebb, superlative legfairebb)

  1. fair (just, equitable)
    Synonyms: méltányos, tisztességes, becsületes, igazságos, korrekt, sportszer?

Declension

Derived terms

  • fair play
  • fairül

Further reading

  • fair in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN

Irish

Etymology

See aire (watching, attention)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [f?a??]

Verb

fair (present analytic faireann, future analytic fairfidh, verbal noun faire, past participle fairthe)

  1. to watch

Conjugation

Mutation

References

  • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) , “fair”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, ?ISBN, page 160

Polish

Etymology

From English fair.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f?r/

Adjective

fair (not comparable)

  1. fair (just, equitable)
    Synonym: uczciwy

Declension

Indeclinable.

Adverb

fair (not comparable)

  1. fairly (in a fair manner)
    Synonym: uczciwie

Related terms

  • (noun) fair play

Further reading

  • fair in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
  • fair in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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