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zond.

a long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; a sound

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; a sound

    archaic · feminine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sunt, from Old Dutch *sunt, from Proto-Germanic *sundą. Cognate to English sound, Danish sund (“sound; strait; channel”), Swedish sund (“sound; strait; channel”), Icelandic sund (“sound; strait; channel”). Related to zwemmen. Not related to zondvloed.

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