Sand

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See also: sand and sänd

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German sant, from Old High German sant, from Proto-West Germanic *sand, *samd, from Proto-Germanic *sandaz, *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

The forms with -n- are due to early assimilation. The more original form with -m- is attested in Middle High German sambt, sampt, which survives in some Bavarian dialects and in Yiddish זאַמד‎ (zamd). Further cognate with Dutch zand, Low German Sand, English sand, Danish sand.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zant/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /sɑnt/ (Austria)
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Homophone: sannt

Noun[edit]

Sand m (strong, genitive Sandes or Sands, plural Sande or (less common) Sände)

  1. sand (particles of rock)

Usage notes[edit]

  • The plural mostly refers to different kinds of sand (Sortenplural), but it may also be used in literary style for great masses of sand (e.g. die Sande der Sahara).

Declension[edit]

Declension of Sand [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sand die Sande, Sände
genitive eines des Sandes, Sands der Sande, Sände
dative einem dem Sand, Sande1 den Sanden, Sänden
accusative einen den Sand die Sande, Sände

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Sand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Sand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Sand” in Duden online
  • Sand on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German and Old High German sant.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Sand m (plural Sand or Send)

  1. sand

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German and Old High German sant.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Sand m (uncountable)

  1. sand

Derived terms[edit]

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