Drift

drift German Pronunciation de /dʁɪft/ de De-Drift.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 de osx de nds - de Trift path on which livestock is driven 1. From de gml drift, from de gmw-pro *drifti, from the verb gmw-pro *drīban, whence de treiben to drive. Compare en drift. Noun f,en[rare] de nautical violent stream or swell (of the sea) de chiefly nautical or _ aviation drift, drifting movement caused by external powers such as current or wind de figurative higher register drift, tendency, gradual long-term development de Das Schriftdeutsche zeigt vom 14. bis 16. Jahrhundert eine nach Süden weisende Drift, woran sich danach wiederum eine eher nördliche Formen bevorzugende Drift anschließt. Literary German shows a southward drift between the 14th and 16th centuries, which is then again followed by a drift favouring more northern forms. de Treibgut floating debris Declension f Alternative forms de Trift dated _ for these senses Derived terms de abdriften Drifteis driften Driftströmung Gendrift Etymology 2 Deverbal from de driften, itself denominal from etymology 1 above. Noun m,s,s de sports e.g. _ skiing drift, an instance of drifting decelerating movement diametrical to the main direction de Nach diesem kurzen Drift muss sie versuchen, wieder Tempo zu gewinnen. After this little drift, she must try to gain back speed. Declension m,s,s Further reading Drift_Stroemung Drift (Strömung) Drift_Fahrweise Drift (Fahrweise) DWB2