Polyglot Dictionary

Gabe

/ˈɡaːbə/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Gaben

Meaning

  1. gift, talent

    From geben (to give); more literary than Geschenk.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Begabung

Begabung emphasizes an innate aptitude or skill, like a talent for music; Gabe is more poetic and broad, including non-skill gifts, like "the gift of patience."

Similar in other languages

English

talent

talent is the English word for the same thing — both mean "gift, talent."

Practice

1 What does Gabe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hatte die ___, andere zu begeistern.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gabe?

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