sandstone

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

arenaria

gres

macigno

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pietra arenaria

sinonimi

gritstone

sandrock

freestone

arenaceous rock

pebbles

brownstone

arkrose

Traduzioni

Sandstein

grès

arenisca

arenito

zandsteen

piedra arenisca

gres

kumtaşı

pedra arenosa

marès

αμμόπετρα

αμμόλιθος

Keuls aardewerk

حجر رملي

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈsændˌstəʊn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: sandston

Ereditato da inglese antico: *sandstān

Affine frisone occidentale: sânstien

Affine saterfriesisch: Soundsteen

Affine olandese: zandsteen

Affine tedesco: Sandstein

Affine danese: sandsten

Affine svedese: sandsten

Affine islandese: 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”).