sandstone

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

Keuls aardewerk

Synoniemen

Vertalingen

gres

piedra arenisca

kumtaşı

pedra arenosa

marès

αμμόλιθος

αμμόπετρα

kefeki taşı

Frequentie

30k
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈsændˌstəʊn/
Etymologie (Engels)

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”).

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