Strand

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See also: strand and štrand

English

Etymology

So called after the north strand (i.e. shore) of the river Thames.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Strand (countable and uncountable, plural Strands)

  1. A surname.
  2. (as "the Strand") A street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street.
  3. An area surrounding the street in central London, Greater London, England.
  4. A municipality of Rogaland, Norway.

Usage notes

  • (street): Though many sources add “the”, official documentation from Westminster City Council calls the road simply “Strand”—not “the Strand”—as do the street name-plates and maps.

References

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Strand (Het) in 1913. Calque of West Frisian It Strân, derived from strân (“beach”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Strand n

  1. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Middle High German strant, from Old High German *strand, from Proto-Germanic *strandō. Cognate with English strand (“shore; beach”). More at strand.

Pronunciation

Noun

Strand m (strong, genitive Strandes or Strands, plural Strände)

  1. beach

Declension

Declension of Strand
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Strand die Strände
genitive eines des Strandes, Strands der Strände
dative einem dem Strand, Strande1 den Stränden
accusative einen den Strand die Strände

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hungarian: strand
  • → Romanian: ștrand
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: штранд
    Latin script: štrand

See also

Further reading

  • “Strand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Strand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Strand” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German strand, from Old High German strant, from Proto-Germanic *strandō. Cognate with German Strand, Dutch strand, English strand, Icelandic strönd.

Pronunciation

Noun

Strand m (plural Stränn)

  1. beach

Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Proper noun

Strand

  1. A municipality of Rogaland, Norway.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

Strand

  1. A municipality of Rogaland, Norway.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *strand, from Proto-Germanic *strandō.

Noun

Strand m

  1. beach, shore, strand

Swedish

Proper noun

Strand c (genitive Strands)

  1. a surname
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