Treibsand

German

Alternative forms

  • Triebsand (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German tripsant, trybsand (both Central German, 14th c.). Like all High German attestations before the 16th century, these seem to be equivalent to modern Trieb +‎ Sand, which is notable because Middle High German trip was commonly used of the driving of livestock only. Hence, possibly from Middle Low German drifsant (15th c., could be drīfsant), dryffsandt (16th c.), from *driftsant (compare unambiguous Dutch drifsant, driftzant, 16th c.). A borrowing from Low German may also be corroborated by the semantic context, though neither silt nor quicksand are restricted to seashores. The modern form with -ei- by adaptation to underlying treiben (also in contemporary Dutch drijfzand, Low German Driefsand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌzant/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Treibsand m (strong, genitive Treibsandes or Treibsands, plural Treibsande)

  1. quicksand
  2. (dated) silt
    Synonyms: Schwemmsand, Schlick, Schlicksand

Declension

Declension of Treibsand [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Treibsand die Treibsande
genitive eines des Treibsandes, Treibsands der Treibsande
dative einem dem Treibsand, Treibsande1 den Treibsanden
accusative einen den Treibsand die Treibsande

1Now rare, see notes.

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