dryf

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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.

Derived terms

• gedrewe (verbal adjective)

Polish

Alternative forms

• dryft

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drɨf/

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• Rhymes: -ɨf
• Syllabification: dryf

Noun

dryf m inan

1. (nautical) drift, leeway

Declension

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

adjective

• dryfowy

 

noun

• dryfter

 

verb

• dryfować

 

Further reading

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