wand

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
2. An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
3. A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).
4. A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
5. A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.

Verb

1. To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a handheld metal detector.
2. To use a handheld vibrator (the sex toy) on (a person or body part).

Concepten

roede

stokje

spitsroede

gard

staf

toverstaf

🪄

toverstokje

Synoniemen

baton

rod

stick

staff

scepter

sceptre

cane

pole

switch

verge

mace

truncheon

supple stick

ferule

twig

ingot

drub

crozier

shaft

sprig

crook

conductor’s baton

bow

🙇

birch

bandy

bar

walking stick

yard

mahlstick

long handle

perch

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/wɒnd/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: wand

Verwant aan IJslands: vendi

Verwant aan Deens: vånd

Verwant aan Duits: Wand

Verwant aan Gothisch: 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃

In summary

From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“wall, septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).

Zinnen

The S . W . A . T . entry team used an optical wand to observe the proceedings behind the door .

De S.W.A.T. Invoerteam gebruikte een optische toverstok om de procedure achter de deur te observeren.