Gift

gift GIFT German de 2012 December 25 Etymology de ine-pro *gʰebʰ- From de gmh gift gift, present f, de goh gift gift f, from de gmw-pro *gifti, from de gem-pro *giftiz, which is a derivation of gem-pro *gebaną to give. Cognate with en gift.Gift 22 The word has been used as a euphemism for "poison" since goh, a 1 de la-lat dosis dose, from grc δόσις gift; dose of medicine. The original meaning "gift" has disappeared in contemporary Standard German, but remains in some compounds (see de Mitgift). Compare also nl gift gift alongside nl gif poison. Pronunciation de /ɡɪft/ de ɪft de De-Gift.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n,(e)s poison; toxin; venom de 2010 w:Der Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2010-31.html 31/2010 49 Der Mann ist Toxikologe, ein Experte für Gift. Er arbeitet für ein Pharma-Unternehmen. The man is a toxicologist, an expert on poison. He works for a pharmaceutical business. Usage notes While the word is neuter in contemporary German, it may also occasionally be masculine in older texts. Note that Gift is a false friend and does not mean "gift". The general word for "gift" is de Geschenk. Declension n,(e)s Derived terms de auf etwas Gift nehmen können Bakteriengift Bienengift Blutgift Fliegengift Gegengift Genussgift Giftanschlag giftarm Giftattentat Giftbecher Giftcocktail Giftdrüse gifteln giftempfindlich giften giftfest Giftfisch giftfrei Giftgas giftgrün gifthaltig Gifthauch giftig Giftigkeit Giftköder Giftkröte Giftküche Giftler Giftmischer Giftmord Giftmüll Giftnatter Giftnudel Giftpfeil Giftpflanze Giftpilz Giftschlange Giftschrank Giftschwamm Giftspinne Giftspritze Giftstachel Giftstoff Gifttier Gifttrank Giftwirkung Giftwolke Giftzahn Giftzwerg Heilgift Insektengift Keimgift Klimagift Kontaktgift Lebergift Leichengift Mitgift Mitosegift Mordgift Nervengift Pfeilgift Pflanzengift Pilzgift Rattengift Rauschgift Schlangengift Suchtgift Umweltgift vergiften Zellgift Descendants da gift 1 fo gift 1 tpi gip 1 Noun f de obsolete gift; something given de Gabe Derived terms de Mitgift Descendants stq Gift References Further reading de Gift_Giftstoff_Toxikum Gift_Wut_Groll_Zorn Hunsrik Etymology From hrx gmh - and hrx goh gift, from hrx gmw-pro *gifti, from hrx gem-pro *giftiz. Pronunciation hrx /kift/ Noun n Gifte poison hrx Sie hod Gift genomm. She took poison. hrx Bass uff, das is Gift. Beware, this is poison. Further reading Online Hunsrik Dictionary Pennsylvania German Etymology From pdc gmh - and pdc goh gift, from pdc gmw-pro *gifti, from pdc gem-pro *giftiz. Compare de Gift, nl gif. Noun pdc noun n poison poison ivy, ivy poisoning