Trift

German

Etymology 1

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

  • IPA(key): /tʁɪft/
  • Rhymes: -ɪft

Noun

Trift f (genitive Trift, plural Triften)

  1. grassy track, cattle track
  2. (poor) pastureland, grazing, sheepwalk
  3. log driving, timber floating
Declension
Declension of Trift [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Trift die Triften
genitive einer der Trift der Triften
dative einer der Trift den Triften
accusative eine die Trift die Triften
Derived terms
  • Alpentrift
  • Holztrift
  • Koppeltrift
  • Schaftrift
  • Viehtrift
  • Triftenblume
  • Triftrecht
  • Triftweg
  • Triftweide
  • Triftwurz

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German drift, from Middle Low German drīven. See Low German drieven for more.

Noun

Trift f (genitive Trift, plural Triften)

  1. violent stream or swell (of the sea caused by strong winds)
  2. drifting (being moved by external powers; most often of a ship)
  3. floating debris (being moved by surface currents)
Declension
Declension of Trift [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Trift die Triften
genitive einer der Trift der Triften
dative einer der Trift den Triften
accusative eine die Trift die Triften
Synonyms

See also

Further reading

  • “Trift” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Trift” in Duden online (Etymology 1)
  • “Trift” in Duden online (Etymology 2)
  • Trift, duden.de (Translations)
  • Trift, woerterbuchnetz.de
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