zandloper

Meaning

1. (masculine) hourglass, egg timer
2. (masculine) synonym of strandplevier
3. (masculine) synonym of strandleeuwerik
4. (masculine) a tiger beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae, in particular one of the genus Cicindela
5. (masculine) a protective ship part

Concepts

hourglass

⌛

sandglass

egg timer

sand glass

hourglass

⌛

Translations

Sanduhr

⌛

ampulheta

⌛

sablier

⌛

kum saati

⌛

reloj de arena

⌛

κλεψύδρα

clessidra

⌛

Stundenglas

⌛

rellotge de sorra

clepsamia

سَاعَة رَمْلِيَّة

rellotge d'arena

Eieruhr

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɑntˌloː.pər/

Etymology

From zand (“sand”) + loper (“walker, runner”).

Sentences

Langzaam viel het zand omlaag in de zandloper .

Slowly, the sand fell down into the hourglass.