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.

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
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
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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