дрейф

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch drijven or one of its forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [drʲejf]

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Noun

дрейф • (drejf) m inan (genitive дре́йфа, nominative plural дре́йфы, genitive plural дре́йфов)

1. (nautical) drift (act or motion of drifting)

   лежа́ть в дре́йфе (nautical) ― ležátʹ v dréjfe ― to lie to

   ложи́ться в дрейф (nautical) ― ložítʹsja v drejf ― to heave

2. drift (movement of something carried by a current)

   дрейф льда ― drejf lʹda ― ice-drift

   дрейф материко́в ― drejf materikóv ― continental drift

   дрейф заря́женных части́ц ― drejf zarjážennyx častíc ― charged particle drift

Declension

Declension of дрейф (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	дре́йф dréjf	дре́йфы dréjfy
genitive	дре́йфа dréjfa	дре́йфов dréjfov
dative	дре́йфу dréjfu	дре́йфам dréjfam
accusative	дре́йф dréjf	дре́йфы dréjfy
instrumental	дре́йфом dréjfom	дре́йфами dréjfami
prepositional	дре́йфе dréjfe	дре́йфах dréjfax

Related terms

• дрейфова́ть (drejfovátʹ)
• дре́йфить (dréjfitʹ, “to quail, to funk, to show the white feather, to show cowardice”)