Sandur

See also: sandur

Faroese

heima á Sandi - at home in Sandur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsantʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -antʊɹ
• Homophone: sandur

Etymology 1

Derived from Old Norse sandr.

Proper noun

Sandur m

1. Sandur (a town in the Faroe Islands)

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

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Sandur
accusative	Sand
dative	Sandi
genitive	Sands

Derived terms

• sandsmaður, heimasandsmaður (man from Sandur)

Related terms

• sandur

Etymology 2

From Aleksandur.

Proper noun

Sandur m

1. 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

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Sandur m (proper noun, genitive singular Sands)

1. Sandur (a town in the Faroe Islands)

Declension

Declension of Sandur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Sandur
accusative	Sand
dative	Sandi
genitive	Sands

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Sandur m (proper noun, genitive singular Sands)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Sandur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Sandur
accusative	Sand
dative	Sandi
genitive	Sands