zond

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Rhymes: -ɔnt

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

zond

  1. singular past indicative of zenden

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch sund, from Old Dutch *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundą.

Cognate to English sound, Danish sund (“sound; strait; channel”), Swedish sund (“sound; strait; channel”), Icelandic sund (“sound; strait; channel”). Related to zwemmen. Not related to zondvloed.

Noun[edit]

zond f (plural zonden)

  1. (archaic) a long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; a sound
    Synonym: zee-engte
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