"drif" meaning in All languages combined

See drif on Wiktionary

Noun [Afrikaans]

IPA: /drəf/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Anon1314-drif.wav Forms: drifte [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch drift, from Middle Dutch drift, from Old Dutch *drift, from Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|drift}} Dutch drift, {{inh|af|dum|drift}} Middle Dutch drift, {{inh|af|odt|*drift}} Old Dutch *drift, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*driftiz}} Proto-Germanic *driftiz Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|drifte|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} drif (plural drifte), {{af-noun|drifte}} drif (plural drifte)
  1. urge, strong desire
    Sense id: en-drif-af-noun-fYI6GWLq Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. fit of rage
    Sense id: en-drif-af-noun--57uJb0H Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: driftig

Noun [Icelandic]

IPA: [trɪːv]
Rhymes: -ɪːv Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} drif n (genitive singular drifs, nominative plural drif) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n}} Forms: drifs [genitive, singular], drif [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], drif [indefinite, nominative, singular], drifið [definite, nominative, singular], drif [indefinite, nominative, plural], drifin [definite, nominative, plural], drif [accusative, indefinite, singular], drifið [accusative, definite, singular], drif [accusative, indefinite, plural], drifin [accusative, definite, plural], drifi [dative, indefinite, singular], drifinu [dative, definite, singular], drifum [dative, indefinite, plural], drifunum [dative, definite, plural], drifs [genitive, indefinite, singular], drifsins [definite, genitive, singular], drifa [genitive, indefinite, plural], drifanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. driven snow Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-drif-is-noun-dWJPS6Zn
  2. spindrift, spoondrift, seaspray Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-drif-is-noun-moxO2Y8W Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 14 13 6 28 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 4 35 22 20 Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 5 35 22 38
  3. drive (motor that depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for future use) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-drif-is-noun-a~xFBenR Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 5 35 22 38
  4. (computing) drive Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-drif-is-noun-cGJSDFoO Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 5 35 22 38 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: drífa (english: to drive)

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: [ˈdrɪf] Forms: drif-drif [plural]
Etymology: From English drift, from Middle English drift, dryft (“act of driving, drove, shower of rain or snow, impulse”), from Old English *drift (“drift”), from Proto-Germanic *driftiz (“drift”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Etymology templates: {{bor|id|en|drift}} English drift, {{der|id|enm|drift}} Middle English drift, {{der|id|ang|*drift||drift}} Old English *drift (“drift”), {{der|id|gem-pro|*driftiz||drift}} Proto-Germanic *driftiz (“drift”), {{der|id|ine-pro|*dʰreybʰ-||to drive, push}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”) Head templates: {{id-noun}} drif (plural drif-drif)
  1. (mining, engineering) drift: a passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel Categories (topical): Engineering, Mining

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /driːf/ Forms: drīf [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|verb form|head=drīf}} drīf
  1. singular imperative of drīfan Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: drīfan
    Sense id: en-drif-ang-verb-VNUubgCs Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Papiamentu]

Etymology: From Dutch drijven. Etymology templates: {{der|pap|nl|drijven}} Dutch drijven Head templates: {{head|pap|verb}} drif
  1. to float
    Sense id: en-drif-pap-verb-79GMauPA Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Papiamentu entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Swedish]

Rhymes: -iːv Head templates: {{head|sv|verb form}} drif
  1. imperative of drifva Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: drifva
    Sense id: en-drif-sv-verb-rS2OeE3E Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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