"Trift" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /tʁɪft/
Rhymes: -ɪft Etymology: From Middle High German trift (“driving, floating, acting, way of living”), from Proto-Germanic *driftiz, cognate with English drift. Doublet of Drift. Derived from the verb *drībaną (“to drive”). See treiben for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|trift||driving, floating, acting, way of living}} Middle High German trift (“driving, floating, acting, way of living”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*driftiz}} Proto-Germanic *driftiz, {{cog|en|drift}} English drift, {{doublet|de|Drift}} Doublet of Drift Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Trift f (genitive Trift, plural Triften) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Trift [genitive], Triften [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Trift [nominative, singular], Triften [definite, nominative, plural], Trift [genitive, singular], Triften [definite, genitive, plural], Trift [dative, singular], Triften [dative, definite, plural], Trift [accusative, singular], Triften [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. grassy track, cattle track Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Trift-de-noun-EpT2-87S
  2. (poor) pastureland, grazing, sheepwalk Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Trift-de-noun-NzVmIdte Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 42 9 17 10 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 44 9 18 8 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 52 4 19 4 19
  3. log driving, timber floating Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Trift-de-noun-lui2x37G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Alpentrift, Holztrift, Koppeltrift, Schaftrift, Viehtrift Related terms: Triftenblume, Triftrecht, Triftweg, Triftweide, Triftwurz
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Low German drift, from Middle Low German drīven. See Low German drieven for more. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|gml|drift}} Borrowed from Middle Low German drift, {{der|de|gml|drīven}} Middle Low German drīven, {{cog|nds|drieven}} Low German drieven Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Trift f (genitive Trift, plural Triften) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Trift [genitive], Triften [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Trift [nominative, singular], Triften [definite, nominative, plural], Trift [genitive, singular], Triften [definite, genitive, plural], Trift [dative, singular], Triften [dative, definite, plural], Trift [accusative, singular], Triften [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. violent stream or swell (of the sea caused by strong winds) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Trift-de-noun-SgQ5llUy
  2. drifting (being moved by external powers; most often of a ship) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Trift-de-noun-e4a5YkLj
  3. floating debris (being moved by surface currents) Tags: feminine Synonyms (floating debris): Treibgut
    Sense id: en-Trift-de-noun-H4~44V9f Disambiguation of 'floating debris': 2 6 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (violent stream/drifting): Drift Related terms: Trifteis, Triftströmung, triftig
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'violent stream/drifting': 49 44 7
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    {
      "form": "Triften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Trift f (genitive Trift, plural Triften)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Trifteis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Triftströmung"
    },
    {
      "word": "triftig"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "violent stream or swell (of the sea caused by strong winds)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stream",
          "stream"
        ],
        [
          "swell",
          "swell"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "drifting (being moved by external powers; most often of a ship)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drifting",
          "drifting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "floating debris (being moved by surface currents)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "debris",
          "debris"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "violent stream/drifting",
      "word": "Drift"
    },
    {
      "sense": "floating debris",
      "word": "Treibgut"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Trift"
}

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