Rand

See also: rand, RAND, and rând

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans, from Dutch rand; compare English rand.

Proper noun

the Rand

(South Africa) The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.

Proper noun

Rand

A surname.

Derived terms

Anagrams

DNAR, DNRA, Nard, andr-, darn, nard, rDNA, rdna

Estonian

Proper noun

Rand

A surname.

German

Etymology

From Old High German rant, cognate with English rand.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʁant]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Rand m (genitive Randes or Rands, plural Ränder)

edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)
ledge, margin

am Rande ― in the margin

Declension

Declension of Rand

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rand	die	Ränder
genitive	eines	des	Randes, Rands	der	Ränder
dative	einem	dem	Rand, Rande¹	den	Rändern
accusative	einen	den	Rand	die	Ränder

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Related terms

Terms related to Rand

Ackerrand
Dorfrand
Feldrand
Felsrand
Fensterrand
Hosenrand
Kleberand

Meeresrand
Randbedingung
Randgebiet
Randlage
Randstreifen
Randverstärkung
Randverzierung

Stadtrand
Stoffrand
Teppichrand
Tischrand
Uferrand
Waldrand

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʀɑnt/
Rhymes: -ɑnt

Etymology 1

From Old High German rant.

Noun

Rand m (plural Ränner)

edge, border
margin (e.g. of a page)

Synonyms

(edge): Bord, Kant

Etymology 2

From Old High German rind.

Noun

Rand n (plural Ranner, diminutive Rëndchen)

a bovine mammal, for example a cow or ox

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