sandstone

Meaning

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

Synonyms

gritstone

sandrock

freestone

arenaceous rock

pebbles

brownstone

arkrose

Translations

Sandstein

arenaria

grès

arenisca

arenito

zandsteen

piedra arenisca

gres

kumtaşı

pedra arenosa

αμμόλιθος

αμμόπετρα

marès

piedra de moler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsændˌstəʊn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sandston

Inherited from Old English: *sandstān

Cognate with Western Frisian: sânstien

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Soundsteen

Cognate with Dutch: zandsteen

Cognate with German: Sandstein

Cognate with Danish: sandsten

Cognate with Swedish: sandsten

Cognate with Icelandic: 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”).