Sandur

See also: sandur

Faroese

heima á Sandi - at home in Sandur

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -antʊɹ

Etymology 1

Old Norse sandr

Proper noun

Sandur m

town in the island of Sandoy, meaning literally "Sand", compare sandur

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Sandur
Accusative	Sand
Dative	Sandi
Genitive	Sands

Usage notes

Note the usage of "heima" (home) in the case of this certain place name

(heima) á Sandi - in Sandur
(heiman) av Sandi - from Sandur
heim á Sand / til Sands - to Sandur

Derived terms

sandsmaður, heimasandsmaður (man from Sandur)

Etymology 2

From Aleksandur.

Proper noun

Sandur m

A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

son of Sandur: Sandursson
daughter of Sandur: Sandursdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Sandur
Accusative	Sandur
Dative	Sanduri
Genitive	Sandurs

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