Sand

See also: sand and sänd

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sant, from Old High German sant, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, *sandaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos. A rarer variant with -m- is first attested in Middle High German sampt, sambt; it has survived in some Upper German dialects. Cognate with Low German Sand, Dutch zand, English sand, Danish sand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zant/
• Rhymes: -ant
• Homophone: sannt

• Audio:

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Noun

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

1. sand (particles of rock)

Usage notes

• The plural is a Artenplural/Sortenplural.

Derived terms

Sand

• auf Sand bauen
• in den Sand setzen
• Sand in die Augen streuen
• Sandboden
• Sandstrand
• Sandburg
• Sandberg
• Sandgrube
• sandig
• Sandkuchen
• Sandküste
• Sandkasten m
• Sandkatze f
• Sandmalerei
• Sandmann m
• Sandmännchen n
• Sandsack
• Sandstein
• Sandsturm
• Sanduhr
• Sandufer
• versanden
• Feinsand
• Treibsand

Further reading

• “Sand” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sant/

Noun

Sand m (plural Sand or Send)

1. sand

Derived terms

• Sandfloh
• sandich

 

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑnt/
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

Sand m (uncountable)

1. sand

Derived terms

• sandeg
• Sandauer
• Sandbuerg
• Sandkëscht
• Sandpabeier