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See also: dréif
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse dreif (“a scattering, spread”), from Proto-Germanic *draibō (“a driving”), from Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dreif f (genitive singular dreifar, nominative plural dreifar)
- Used only in set phrases
Declension
[edit]Declension of dreif (feminine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dreif | dreifin | dreifar | dreifarnar |
| accusative | dreif | dreifina | dreifar | dreifarnar |
| dative | dreif | dreifinni | dreifum | dreifunum |
| genitive | dreifar | dreifarinnar | dreifa | dreifanna |
Derived terms
[edit]- á víð og dreif (“here and there, scattered about”)
Related terms
[edit]- drífa (“to drive”)
Luxembourgish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dreif
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/eiːv
- Rhymes:Icelandic/eiːv/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
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- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
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- Luxembourgish non-lemma forms
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