triefen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German triufan, triofan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreupan. Akin to Old Saxon driopan and Dutch druipen.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁiːfən/, [ˈtʁiːfn̩]
  • Hyphenation: trie‧fen

Verb

triefen (class 2 strong or weak, third-person singular present trieft, past tense troff or triefte, past participle getroffen or getrieft, past subjunctive tröffe or triefte, auxiliary haben)

  1. to drip heavily
  2. to be sopping wet

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “triefen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “triefen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “triefen” in Duden online
  • “triefen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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