wand

See also Wand

English

Etymology

From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒnd

Noun

wand (plural wands)

1. A stick or staff.
2. (by extension) An instrument shaped like a stick or staff such as a curling wand.
3. a magic wand.
4. A branch or stalk, especially of willow.
5. A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.

Derived terms

• magic wand
• violet wand
• water wand

Translations

stick or staff, used to perform a useful function

• Armenian: գավազան (hy) (gavazan)
• Dutch: staf (nl) m, roede (nl) m
• Finnish: sauva (fi)
• French: baguette (fr) f
• German: Stab (de) m
• Italian: bacchetta (it) f

• Japanese: 魔法のつえ (ja) (mahō no tsue)
• Latin: virga (la) f
• Macedonian: стапче (mk) (stápče) n
• Norwegian: stav (no) m, vånd (no) m
• Portuguese: varinha (pt) f
• Spanish: varita (es) f

Verb

wand (third-person singular simple present wands, present participle wanding, simple past and past participle wanded)

1. (transitive) To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector.

Anagrams

• dawn, Dawn

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑnt
• (Netherlands) IPA: /ʋɑnt/
• (Belgium) IPA: /wɑnt/
• Homophone: want

Noun

wand m (^??? please provide the plural!, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. wall
2. face (as in mountain face)

Derived terms

• wandtapijt

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German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ant

Verb

wand

1. First-person singular preterite of winden.
2. Third-person singular preterite of winden.

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wɑnd/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“mole”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”).

Noun

wand f

1. mole (animal)

Declension

    Declension of wand (strong ō-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	wand	wanda, wande
accusative	wande	wanda, wande
genitive	wande	wanda
dative	wande	wandum

Derived terms

• wandeweorpe

Etymology 2

From windan.

Verb

wand

1. first-person singular preterite form of windan
2. third-person singular preterite form of windan