dreef

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dreːf/
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  • Hyphenation: dreef
  • Rhymes: -eːf

Etymology 1

From Dutch drijven.

Verb

dreef

  1. singular past indicative of drijven

Noun

dreef f (plural dreven, diminutive dreefje n)

  1. a river segment that is used or suitable for fishery with floating nets
  2. the distance crossed by a floating net
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Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch dreve, from Old Dutch *drēva, from Proto-West Germanic *draibu, from Proto-Germanic *draibō, from *drībaną (to drive).

Noun

dreef f (plural dreven, diminutive dreefje n)

  1. wide rural lane with trees planted on both sides

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