Rand

See also: rand, RAND, and rând

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans, from English rand; compare English rand.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ænd

Noun

Rand (plural Rand)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of rand (the currency of south Africa)

Proper noun

the Rand

  1. (South Africa) The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Rand

  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places, other than in South Africa:
    1. A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1078). [1]
    2. A small town in Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
    3. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.
    4. An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.
    5. A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

From rand (beach).

Proper noun

Rand (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. a surname

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant, from Proto-Germanic *randō, which according to Duden is related to *hramō (framework).[1] Pokorny prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- (to rest).[2] Cognate with English rand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁant/
  • Rhymes: -ant
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Noun

Rand m (strong, genitive Randes or Rands, plural Ränder)

  1. edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)
  2. ledge, margin
    am Randein the margin
  3. skin (layer of solid matter that forms on top of a liquid in a vessel)
    In der Flasche hat sich ein Rand gebildet.
    A skin has formed in the bottle.

Declension

Descendants

  • Kashubian: rańt

See also

References

  1. ^ Rand” in Duden online
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “rem”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 864

Further reading

  • Rand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Rand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Rand” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant, from Proto-Germanic *randō, which according to Duden is related to *hramō (framework).[1] Pokorny prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- (to rest).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rant/

Noun

Rand m (plural Renner)

  1. edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)
  2. margin

References

  1. ^ Rand” in Duden online
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “rem”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 864

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʀɑnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Etymology 1

From Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant, from Proto-Germanic *randō, which according to Duden is related to *hramō (framework).[1] Pokorny prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- (to rest).[2]

Noun

Rand m (plural Ränner)

  1. edge, border
  2. margin (e.g. of a page)
Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Rand” in Duden online
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “rem”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 864

Etymology 2

From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind.

Noun

Rand n (plural Ranner, diminutive Rëndchen)

  1. a bovine mammal, for example a cow or ox