sandig

German

Etymology

Sand +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzandɪç] (standard)
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  • IPA(key): [ˈzandɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: san‧dig

Adjective

sandig (strong nominative masculine singular sandiger, comparative sandiger, superlative am sandigsten)

  1. sandy (covered with sand)

Declension

Further reading

  • sandig” in Duden online
  • sandig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Old English

Etymology

From sand +‎ -iġ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑn.dij/

Adjective

sandiġ

  1. sandy

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: sandi

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Swedish

Etymology

sand (sand) +‎ -ig (-y)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sandɪ(ɡ)/
  • Hyphenation: san‧dig

Adjective

sandig (comparative sandigare, superlative sandigast)

  1. sandy (covered in or containing sand)
    skölja av sandiga fötter
    rinse off sandy feet
    sandig jord
    sandy soil

Declension

Inflection of sandig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sandig sandigare sandigast
neuter singular sandigt sandigare sandigast
plural sandiga sandigare sandigast
masculine plural2 sandige sandigare sandigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sandige sandigare sandigaste
all sandiga sandigare sandigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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