Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sandridge

/sˈændɹˌɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: san-dridge
IPA: /sˈændɹˌɪdʒ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ridge or bank of sand; sandbank.

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Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Example Sentences

"On the other side, under the lee of the sand-ridge, which was their usual point of separation, he endured for some moments the beard-raspings of indecision, frowning about the landscape and down at Cora."

Etymology

From Middle English *sandrygge, from Old English sandhryċġ (“a sandbank”), equivalent to sand + ridge. Cognate with West Frisian sânrêch, Dutch zandrug, German Sandrücken.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *sandrygge, sandhryċġ, sand

Usage

Inflected Forms

sandridges (plural) sand-ridge (alternative) sand ridge (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sandridge?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈændɹˌɪdʒ/.
What does sandridge mean?: A ridge or bank of sand; sandbank.
Where does sandridge come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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