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Sand

See also: sand, sänd, and Sånd

German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. sand (particles of rock)

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

Declension of Sand [masculine, strong]
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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Further reading edit

Hunsrik edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German and Old High German sant.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Sand m (plural Sand or Send)

  1. sand

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Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German and Old High German sant.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Sand m (uncountable)

  1. sand

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Further reading edit

  • Sand in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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