Trift
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German trift (“driving, floating, acting, way of living”), from Proto-Germanic *driftiz, cognate with English drift. Doublet of Drift. Derived from the verb *drībaną (“to drive”). See treiben for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Trift f (genitive Trift, plural Triften)
Declension edit
Declension of Trift [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German drift, from Middle Low German drīven. See Low German drieven for more.
Noun edit
Trift f (genitive Trift, plural Triften)
- violent stream or swell (of the sea caused by strong winds)
- drifting (being moved by external powers; most often of a ship)
- floating debris (being moved by surface currents)
Declension edit
Declension of Trift [feminine]