sand

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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English, from Old English sand, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (compare West Frisian sân, Dutch zand, German Sand, Danish sand), from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos (compare Latin sabulum, Ancient Greek ἄμαθος (ámathos)), from *sem- (“to pour”) (compare English dialectal samel (“sand bottom”), Old Irish to-ess-sem (“to pour out”), Latin sentina (“bilge water”), Lithuanian sémti (“to scoop”), Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō, “to gather”), ἄμη (ámē, “water bucket”)).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /sænd/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ænd

NounEdit

sand (usually uncountable, plural sands)

1. (uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, Mr. Pratt's Patients:

     For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.

2. (often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.

   The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.

   • 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 7, The Lonely Pyramid:

     It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!

3. (uncountable, dated) Personal courage (used before or around 1920s).
   • 1979, Louis L'Amour, Bendigo Shafter, ISBN 9780553123548, OL 24369989M:

     There was youngsters all around him, and he stood there lookin’ at me and never turned a hair. He had sand, that Morrell.

4. (uncountable, geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
5. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

   sand colour:

6. (countable, obsolete) A single grain of sand.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)

7. (figuratively) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
   • William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

     The sands are numbered that make up my life.

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AdjectiveEdit

sand (comparative more sand, superlative most sand)

1. Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

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VerbEdit

sand (third-person singular simple present sands, present participle sanding, simple past and past participle sanded)

1. (transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
2. (transitive) To cover with sand.

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See alsoEdit

• Appendix:Colors

AnagramsEdit

• ANDs
• nads

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Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts (“being, existing”), the present participle of *h₁es- (“to be”).

AdjectiveEdit

sand (neuter sandt, definite and plural sande)

1. true

Related termsEdit

• sandelig

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

NounEdit

sand n (singular definite sandet, not used in plural form)

1. sand (finely ground rock)

See alsoEdit

• Sand on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia

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NounEdit

sand

1. accusative of sandur

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EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /sɑn/
• Homophone: sann
• Rhymes: -ɑn

NounEdit

sand m (definite singular sanden)

1. sand

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EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse sandr

NounEdit

sand m (definite singular sanden)

1. sand

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Etymology 1Edit

See the verb sendan

NounEdit

sand f

1. action of sending, embassy, mission, deputation; message
2. sending, service, course of food, dish of food, repast, mess, victuals

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos. Compare Old Frisian sand, Old Saxon sand, Old High German sant, Old Norse sandr.

NounEdit

sand n

1. sand, gravel
2. sand by the sea, sands, sea-shore, sandy shore, beach

DescendantsEdit

• English: sand

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EtymologyEdit

Akin to Old Norse sandr.

NounEdit

sand n

1. beach

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EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

sand c

1. sand (finely ground rock)

DeclensionEdit

Related termsEdit

sanda sandbacke sandbakelse sandbank sandblandad sandblästra sandblästring sandbotten sandbunker sanddyn sandfilter sandflykt

sandfält sandfärgad sandgrop sandgul sandgång sandhed sandhink sandhög sandig sandjord sandkaka sandkorn

sandkrypare sandlilja sandloppa sandlåda sandlådenivå sandmask sandmo sandmylla sandning sandpapper sandpappra sandpappring

sandplan sandrev sandrevel sandrör sandskädda sandslott sandslätt sandsten sandstorm sandstrand sandströare sandsäck

sandtag sandtäckt sandtäkt sandvall Sandviken sandvita sandås sandödla sandöken ökensand

ReferencesEdit

• sand in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)