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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English sand, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (compare Dutch zand, German Sand), from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos (compare Latin sabulum, Ancient Greek ἄμαθος (ámathos)), from *sem- 'to pour' (compare English dialectal samel 'sand bottom', Old Irish to-ess-sem 'to pour out', Latin sentina 'bilge water', Lithuanian sémti 'to scoop', Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō) 'to gather', ἄμη (amē) 'water bucket').

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sand (countable and uncountable; plural sands)

  1. Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction. Sand may be blown around by the wind; gravel is too heavy, and silt (on beaches) does not usually have time to dry out between tides.
  2. (often in plural sands) a beach or other expanse of sand.
  3. (obsolete) Personal courage (used before or around 1920s)
  4. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
    sand colour:    

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terms derived from sand

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Other terms

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finely ground rock
beach
courage
colour
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  • Breton: traezh (collective); traezhenn (f sg)
  • Isthmus Zapotec: yuxi

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sand (comparative more sand, superlative most sand)

  1. Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

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colour
  • French: sable inv. m and f
  • Japanese: 砂色の (すないろの, sunairo no)
  • Portuguese: areia (pt)

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sand (third-person singular simple present sands, present participle sanding, simple past and past participle sanded)

  1. (transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
  2. (transitive) To cover with sand.

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to abrade with sand or sandpaper
to cover with sand
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sand (neuter sandt, definite and plural sande)

  1. true

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sand n. (singular definite sandet, not used in plural form)

  1. sand (finely ground rock)

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sand

  1. accusative of sandur

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sand m.

  1. sand

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See the verb sendan

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sand f.

  1. action of sending, embassy, mission, deputation; message
  2. sending, service, course of food, dish of food, repast, mess, victuals

[edit] Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *samdaz.

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sand n.

  1. sand, gravel
  2. sand by the sea, sands, sea-shore, sandy shore, beach

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sand c.

  1. sand (finely ground rock)

[edit] Declension

Declension of sand
uncountable uncountable
Common indefinite definite
nominative sand sanden
genitive sands sandens

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