дрейф
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch drijven or one of its forms.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
дрейф • (drejf) m inan (genitive дре́йфа, nominative plural дре́йфы, genitive plural дре́йфов)
- (nautical) drift (act or motion of drifting)
- drift (movement of something carried by a current)
- дрейф льда ― drejf lʹda ― ice-drift
- дрейф материко́в ― drejf materikóv ― continental drift
- дрейф заря́женных части́ц ― drejf zarjážennyx častíc ― charged particle drift
Declension edit
Declension of дрейф (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Related terms edit
- дрейфова́ть (drejfovátʹ)
- дре́йфить (dréjfitʹ, “to quail, to funk, to show the white feather, to show cowardice”)