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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Homophone: sannt

Noun

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

  1. sand (particles of rock)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Sand in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɑnt/
    Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

Sand m (uncountable)

  1. sand

Derived terms

  • sandeg
  • Sandauer
  • Sandbuerg
  • Sandkëscht
  • Sandpabeier
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