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See also: Zand

Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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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

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- general:

- toponyms:

Descendants

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  • 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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *tanþ.

Noun

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zand m

  1. (anatomy) A tooth.

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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