zand – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of zand

Noun: zand
Gender: Neuter Hyphenation:
uncountable

Sample Sentences

  • 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.)

Etymology

1. From Middle Dutch sant, from Old Dutch *sant, from Proto-West Germanic *samd, from Proto-Germanic *sandaz.
2. Compare German Sand, Low German Sand, West Frisian sand, English sand, Danish sand. See: German Nouns 'Sand', English Nouns 'sand', Danish Nouns 'sand'.

Verbs referencing "zand"

English Nouns sand, German Nouns Sand.

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