triefen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German triefen, from Old High German triufan, triofan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreupan. Akin to Old Saxon driopan and Dutch druipen. === Pronunciation === 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 or sein) to drip heavily [auxiliary sein] to be sopping wet [auxiliary haben] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Triefen triefend ==== Related terms ==== triefnass Triefnase tröpfeln === Further reading === “triefen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “triefen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “triefen” in Duden online “triefen” in OpenThesaurus.de