дрифт

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English drift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [drʲift]

Noun

дрифт • (drift) m inan (genitive дри́фта, nominative plural дри́фты, genitive plural дри́фтов)

1. (archaic, nautical) drift (difference between the diameter of a bolt and a hole)
2. (specialist) drifting of the value zero on an instrument
3. (biology) invertebrate drift (method of movement of certain aquatic animals in a river flow downstream)
4. (automotive) drifting (driving technique)

Declension

Declension of дрифт (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	дри́фт dríft	дри́фты drífty
genitive	дри́фта drífta	дри́фтов dríftov
dative	дри́фту dríftu	дри́фтам dríftam
accusative	дри́фт dríft	дри́фты drífty
instrumental	дри́фтом dríftom	дри́фтами dríftami
prepositional	дри́фте drífte	дри́фтах dríftax

Derived terms

• дри́фтить (dríftitʹ)
• дрифтова́ть (driftovátʹ)