dryf
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch drijven, from Middle Dutch drîven, from Old Dutch drīven, *drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.
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Verb
editdryf (present dryf, present participle drywende, past participle gedryf)
- (intransitive) To float.
- Hout dryf op water.
- Wood floats on water.
- (transitive) To drive; to push.
- Die wind dryf die skip ooste toe.
- The wind drives the ship eastwards.
- (transitive, figurative) To drive; to motivate.
- Dis passie wat hom dryf.
- It’s passion driving him.
Derived terms
edit- gedrewe (verbal adjective)
Polish
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from English drift, from Old English *drift, from Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Doublet of tratwa (“raft”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdryf m inan
Declension
editDeclension of dryf
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editadjective
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