Faroese

heima á Sandi - at home in Sandur

Proper noun

Sandur m

1. town in the island of Sandoy, meaning literally "Sand", compare sandur

Declension

Usage notes

Note the usage of "heima" (home) in the case of this certain place name

• (heima) á Sandi - in Sandur
• (heiman) av Sandi - from Sandur
• heim á Sand / til Sands - to Sandur

Derived terms

• sandsmaður, heimasandsmaður (man from Sandur)

Etymology 2

From Aleksandur.

Proper noun

Sandur m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Sandur: Sandursson
• daughter of Sandur: Sandursdóttir

Declension

English

Noun

sandur ‎(plural sandurs)

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

Faroese

Etymology

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

Noun

sandur m (genitive singular sands, plural sandar)

1. sand

Declension

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
   • Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen

     Ríðum, ríðum og rekum yfir sandinn,

     rennur sól á bak við Arnarfell,

     hér á reiki er margur óhreinn andinn,

     úr því fer að skyggja á jökulsvell;

     Drottinn leiði drösulinn minn,

     drjúgur verður síðasti áfanginn.

     Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,

     the sun is settling behind Arnarfell.

     Here many spirits of the dark

     threaten in the gloom over the glacier's ice.

     The Lord leads my horse,

     it is still a long, long way home.

Declension

Derived terms

• bölva í sand og ösku