Drift

See also: drift

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German drift. Pertains to the verb treiben (Middle Low German drīven). Doublet of Trift.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʁɪft/
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Noun

Drift f (genitive Drift, no plural)

drifting (being moved by external powers; most often of a ship)
violent stream or swell (of the sea)

Declension

Declension of Drift [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Drift
genitive	einer	der	Drift
dative	einer	der	Drift
accusative	eine	die	Drift

Derived terms

abdriften
driften
Gendrift

Further reading

“Drift” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Drift (Strömung)” in Duden online

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