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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch geve, from Old Dutch geva, from Proto-West Germanic *gebu, from Proto-Germanic *gebō.
Noun
geef m (plural geven)
- (obsolete outside of fixed expressions) gift
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
geef
- inflection of geven:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative