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dryf

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch drijven, from Middle Dutch drîven, from Old Dutch drīven, *drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

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Verb edit

dryf (present dryf, present participle drywende, past participle gedryf)

  1. (intransitive) To float.
    Hout dryf op water.
    Wood floats on water.
  2. (transitive) To drive; to push.
    Die wind dryf die skip ooste toe.
    The wind drives the ship eastwards.
  3. (transitive, figurative) To drive; to motivate.
    Dis passie wat hom dryf.
    It’s passion driving him.

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Polish edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English drift, from Old English *drift, from Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Doublet of tratwa (“raft”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

dryf m inan

  1. (nautical) drift, leeway

Declension edit

Declension of dryf
singular plural
nominative dryf dryfy
genitive dryfu dryfów
dative dryfowi dryfom
accusative dryf dryfy
instrumental dryfem dryfami
locative dryfie dryfach
vocative dryfie dryfy

Related terms edit

adjective
noun
verb

Further reading edit

  • dryf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dryf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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