Trift

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German trift "driving, floating, acting, way of living", pertaining to Middle High German trīben. See treiben for more. Cognate with English drift.

Noun

Trift f (genitive Trift, plural Triften)

Declension

Declension of Trift

	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

Related terms

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)

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

Declension of Trift

	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

(violent stream/drifting): Drift
(floating debris): Treibgut

Related terms

Trifteis
Triftströmung

See also

triftig

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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