sandur

See also: Sandur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic sandur (“sand”). Doublet of sand.

Noun

sandur (plural sandurs)

  1. (geology) A plain created by the outwash of glacial meltwater.

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Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsantʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -antʊɹ
  • Homophone: Sandur

Noun

sandur m (genitive singular sands, plural sandar)

  1. sand

Declension
m7 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sandur sandurin sandar sandarnir
Accusative sand sandin sandar sandarnar
Dative sandi sandinum sondum sondunum
Genitive sands sandsins sanda sandanna

Hyponyms
  • áarsandur
  • fjørusandur
  • loppusandur
  • sjósandur

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsantʏr/
    Rhymes: -antʏr

Noun

sandur m (genitive singular sands, nominative plural sandar)

  1. sand
    • 1861, Grímur Thomsen, Á Sprengisandi:
      Ríðum, ríðum og rekum yfir sandinn / rennur sól á bak við Arnarfell
      Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands, the sun is settling behind Arnarfell

Declension
declension of sandur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sandur sandurinn sandar sandarnir
accusative sand sandinn sanda sandana
dative sandi sandinum söndum söndunum
genitive sands sandsins sanda sandanna

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: sandur
  • → German: Sander
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