Sand

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See also: sand, sänd, and Sånd

German

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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

  1. sand (particles of rock)

Usage notes

  • 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

Declension of Sand
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.

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German sant.

Pronunciation

Noun

Sand m (plural Sand or Send)

  1. sand

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German sant.

Pronunciation

Noun

Sand m (uncountable)

  1. sand

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Sand in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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