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Webster 1913 Edition
Sandal
San′dal
,Noun.
Sandalwood.
“Fans of sandal.” Tennyson.
San′dal
,Noun.
[F.
sandale
, L. sandalium
, Gr. [GREEK], dim. of [GREEK], probably from Per. sandal
.] (a)
A kind of shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot; a protection for the foot, covering its lower surface, but not its upper.
(b)
A kind of slipper.
(c)
An overshoe with parallel openings across the instep.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sandal
SAN'DAL
,Noun.
1.
A kind of shoe, consisting of a sole fastened to the foot. The Greek and Roman ladies wore sandals made of a rich stuff, ornamented with gold or silver.2.
A shoe or slipper worn by the pope and other Romish prelates when they officiate. A like sandal is worn by several congregations of monks.SAN'DAL
,Definition 2024
Sandal
Sandal
Luxembourgish
Noun
Sandal f (plural Sandalen)
- sandal
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 3:11:
- Ech deefen iech mat Waasser, fir datt dir ëmdenkt. Mä et gëtt een, deen no mir kënnt, an dee méi staark ass wéi ech; ech sinn et net wäert, him seng Sandalen ze droen. Hien deeft iech mat hellegem Geescht a mat Feier.
- I baptise you with water, so that you repent. But there is one who comes after me, and he is mightier than I; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- Ech deefen iech mat Waasser, fir datt dir ëmdenkt. Mä et gëtt een, deen no mir kënnt, an dee méi staark ass wéi ech; ech sinn et net wäert, him seng Sandalen ze droen. Hien deeft iech mat hellegem Geescht a mat Feier.
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 3:11:
sandal
sandal
English
Three types of sandals.
Noun
sandal (plural sandals)
- A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot
- sandalwood
- Tennyson
- And on the tables every clime and age / Jumbled together: celts and calumets, / Claymore and snow-shoe, toys in lava, fans / Of sandal, amber, ancient rosaries […]
- Tennyson
Translations
type of footwear
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Hyponyms
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin sandalum, from Byzantine Greek σάνδανον (sándanon), σάνταλον (sántalon), from Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian cndl (čandal, “sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”).
Noun
sandal (plural sandals)
-
sandalwood
- Tennyson
- And on the tables every clime and age / Jumbled together: celts and calumets, / Claymore and snow-shoe, toys in lava, fans / Of sandal, amber, ancient rosaries […]
- Tennyson
Translations
sandalwood — see sandalwood
Danish
Noun
sandal c (definite singular sandalen, indefinite plural sandaler, definite plural sandalerne)
- a sandal
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
sandal m (definite singular sandalen, indefinite plural sandaler, definite plural sandalene)
- a sandal (open shoe)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
sandal m (definite singular sandalen, indefinite plural sandalar, definite plural sandalane)
- a sandal (open shoe)
Swedish
Noun
sandal c
- a sandal
Declension
| Inflection of sandal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sandal | sandalen | sandaler | sandalerna |
| Genitive | sandals | sandalens | sandalers | sandalernas |
Turkish
Etymology 1
From Greek.
Noun
sandal (definite accusative sandalı, plural sandallar)
- boat (water craft)
Etymology 2
From Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal).
Noun
sandal (definite accusative sandalı, plural sandallar)
- a small tropical tree of the Santalaceae family, Santalum album
Etymology 3
Borrowing from French sandale.
Noun
sandal (definite accusative sandalı, plural sandallar)