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English
Etymology
From Middle English gevar, gyffare, variants (due to English given (“to give”)) of Middle English yevere, ȝevere, ȝyvere, equivalent to give + -er. Cognate with German Geber (“donor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
giver (plural givers)
- One who gives; a donor or contributor.
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Translations
one who gives
- Arabic: مُعْطٍ m (muʕṭin)
- Bulgarian: дарител (bg) m (daritel)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: (no exact term exists, literally:) 給予者, 给予者 (jǐyǔ zhě), (one who donates) 捐贈者, 捐赠者 (juānzèng zhě), (one who gives presents) 送禮者, 送礼者 (sònglǐ zhě)
- Finnish: antaja (fi), luovuttaja (fi)
- German: Geber (de) m, Geberin f, Gebender m, Gebende f, Spender (de) m, Spenderin (de) f, Schenker (de) m, Schenkerin (de) f, Schenkender m, Schenkende f, Gönner (de) m, Gönnerin (de) f, Stifter (de) m, Stifterin (de) f, Donator (de) m, Donatorin f
- Greek:
- Ancient: δοτήρ m (dotḗr), δότειρα f (dóteira)
- Latin: dator m
- Old English: ġiefa m
- Romanian: dătător (ro)
- Sanskrit: दातृ (sa) m (dātṛ)
- Swahili: mpaji
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Danish
Etymology 1
From give (“to give”) + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
giver c (singular definite giveren, plural indefinite givere)
- giver
- donor
- dealer
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
- gi'r (representing the spoken language)
Pronunciation
Verb
giver
- present of give
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
giver m (definite singular giveren, indefinite plural givere, definite plural giverne)
- a donor
- a giver
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Swedish
Alternative forms
Verb
giver
- present indicative of giva
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