zand

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch sant, from Old Dutch *sant, from Proto-West Germanic *samd, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

Compare Low German Sand, West Frisian sand, German Sand, English sand, Danish sand.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zand n (uncountable)

  1. sand
    Het zand was warm onder onze voeten.
    The sand was warm beneath our feet.
    Ze bouwden een kasteel van zand op het strand.
    They built a sand castle on the beach.
    De kinderen speelden in het zand.
    The children were playing in the sand.

Derived terms[edit]

- general:

- toponyms:

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: sand
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: sandi
  • Negerhollands: sand, san
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: sant
  • → Papiamentu: santu
  • → Saramaccan: sándu
  • → Sranan Tongo: santi
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: santi
    • → Caribbean Javanese: santi

Old High German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *tanþ.

Cognates:
Compare Old Saxon tand, Old Dutch tand, Old Frisian toth, Old English tōþ, Old Norse tǫnn, Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐍃 (tunþus).

Noun[edit]

zand m

  1. (anatomy) A tooth.

Declension[edit]

Declension of zand (masculine i-stem)
case singular plural
nominative zand zandi
accusative zand zandi
genitive zand zando
dative zand zandim, zanden
instrumental zand —

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
  2. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
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