sandstone

Betekenis (Engels)

A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

Sinonieme

gritstone

sandrock

freestone

arenaceous rock

pebbles

brownstone

arkrose

Vertalings

Sandstein

arenaria

grès

arenisca

arenito

zandsteen

piedra arenisca

gres

kumtaşı

pedra arenosa

αμμόλιθος

αμμόπετρα

marès

piedra de moler

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsændˌstəʊn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: sandston

Geërf van Old English: *sandstān

Verwante met Fries: sânstien

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Soundsteen

Verwante met Nederlands: zandsteen

Verwante met Duits: Sandstein

Verwante met Deens: sandsten

Verwante met Sweeds: sandsten

Verwante met Yslands: sandsteinn

In summary

From Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandastain (“sandstone, chisel, gravel”), equivalent to sand + stone. Cognate with West Frisian sânstien (“sandstone”), Saterland Frisian Soundsteen (“sandstone”), Dutch zandsteen (“sandstone”), German Low German Sandsteen (“sandstone”), German Sandstein (“sandstone”), Danish sandsten (“sandstone”), Swedish sandsten (“sandstone”), Icelandic sandsteinn (“sandstone”).