Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch drift, from Middle Dutch drift, from Old Dutch *drift, from Proto-Germanic *driftiz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /drəf/
  • (file)

Noun edit

drif (plural drifte)

  1. urge, strong desire
  2. fit of rage

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Icelandic edit

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drif n (genitive singular drifs, nominative plural drif)

  1. driven snow
  2. spindrift, spoondrift, seaspray
  3. drive (motor that depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for future use)
  4. (computing) drive

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Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From English drift, from Middle English drift, dryft (act of driving, drove, shower of rain or snow, impulse), from Old English *drift (drift), from Proto-Germanic *driftiz (drift), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (to drive, push).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈdrɪf]
  • Hyphenation: drif

Noun edit

drif (first-person possessive drifku, second-person possessive drifmu, third-person possessive drifnya)

  1. (mining, engineering) drift: a passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel.

Further reading edit

Papiamentu edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch drijven.

Verb edit

drif

  1. to float

Swedish edit

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drif

  1. imperative of drifva

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