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.

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

From rand (“beach”).

Proper noun

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

  1. a surname

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German rant, cognate with English rand.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)
  2. ledge, margin
    am Rande ― in 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

See also

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rant/

Noun

Rand m (plural Renner)

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

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʀɑnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Etymology 1

From Old High German rant.

Noun

Rand m (plural Ränner)

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

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
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