triefen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Old High German triufan, triofan. 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, third-person singular simple present trieft, past tense troff, past participle getroffen, auxiliary haben)
triefen (third-person singular simple present trieft, past tense triefte, past participle getrieft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to drip heavily
  2. to be so wet that a large volume of water drips off (of one)

Conjugation

Strong conjugation:

Weak conjugation:

Derived terms

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