different between gift vs gratis

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.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gratis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?????.t?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???æt?s/

Adjective

gratis (not comparable)

1. Free, without charge.

   Synonym: (used in the free software movement to distinguish from libre, "free as in speech") free as in beer

Translations

Adverb

gratis (not comparable)

1. Free, without charge.

Related terms

• gratuity
• gratuitous

Translations

See also

• libre

Anagrams

• striga, trigas

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gratis, from Latin gr?t?s, contraction of gr?ti?s.

Adverb

gratis

1. free, without charge

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /???a.tis/

Etymology 1

From Latin gr?t?s.

Adverb

gratis

1. free, for free

   Synonyms: de franc, gratuïtament

Etymology 2

Verb

gratis

1. second-person singular present subjunctive form of gratar

Further reading

• “gratis” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra?tis/, [??????d?is]

Adjective

gratis (neuter gratis, plural and definite singular attributive gratis)

1. gratis, free (obtainable without payment)

Adverb

gratis

1. gratis, free (without needing to pay)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gr?t?s, contraction of gr?ti?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ra?t?s/
• Hyphenation: gra?tis

Adjective

gratis (not comparable)

1. free, without charge

   Synonym: kosteloos

Inflection

Descendants

• Afrikaans: gratis
• ? Indonesian: gratis
• ? Javanese: ??????? (gratis)

Adverb

gratis

1. free, without charge

   Synonym: kosteloos

Esperanto

Verb

gratis

1. past of grati

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gr?t?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a.tis/

Adverb

gratis

1. free, without charge, gratis

Synonyms

• gratuitement

Adjective

gratis (invariable)

1. free; for free, without charge

Synonyms

• gratuit

Further reading

• “gratis” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

From Latin gratis

Adjective

gratis m or f singular & plural

1. free, without charge

Synonyms

• gratuíto

Adverb

gratis

1. free, without charge

Synonyms

• gratuitamente

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???a?t?s/

Adverb

gratis

1. free, without charge

Synonyms

• umsonst
• kostenlos
• kostenfrei

Further reading

• “gratis” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch gratis, from Latin gr?t?s, contraction of gr?ti?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??rat?s]
• Hyphenation: gra?tis

Adjective

gratis

1. free, without charge

   Synonyms: cuma-cuma, percuma

Derived terms

• gratisan
• menggratiskan

Further reading

• “gratis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gratis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ra.tis/

Adverb

gratis

1. gratis, free

   Synonym: gratuitamente

Adjective

gratis (invariable)

1. free

   Synonym: gratuito

Further reading

• gratis in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• stragi

Latin

Etymology

Contracted from gr?ti?s.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /??ra?.ti?s/, [??rä?t?i?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /??ra.tis/, [??r??t?is]

Adverb

gr?t?s (not comparable)

1. out of favor or kindness, without recompense or compensation, gratuitously

Synonyms

• gr?tu?t?

Related terms

Descendants

References

• gratis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• gratis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gratis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• gratis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin gratiis

Adjective

gratis (indeclinable)

1. free (obtainable without payment)

Derived terms

• gratisavis

References

• “gratis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin gratiis

Adjective

gratis (indeclinable)

1. free (obtainable without payment)

Derived terms

• gratisavis

References

• “gratis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Latin gratis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ra.tis/

Noun

gratis m inan

1. perquisite, free gift

Declension

Adverb

gratis (not comparable)

1. gratis, free of charge

   Synonyms: bezp?atnie, darmo, darmowo, gratisowo, nieodp?atnie, za darmo

Derived terms

• (adjective) gratisowy
• (adverb) gratisowo

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gratis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??ra.tis]

Adverb

gratis

1. free of charge, for free

Adjective

gratis m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. free of charge, for free

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gr?t?s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???atis/, [???a.t?is]

Adjective

gratis (invariable)

1. free, without charge

   Synonym: gratuito

Derived terms

• de gratis

Adverb

gratis

1. free, without charge

   Synonym: gratuitamente

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adverb

gratis (not comparable)

1. free, without charge

Adjective

gratis (not inflected, not comparable)

1. free, without charge

Anagrams

• girats, stigar, trasig