Sandlöper in Low German

Pronunciation: /zantlœɪ̯pɐ/

noun

Syllabication: Sand·lö·per

Plural: Sandlöpers m de Sandlöper

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peripheral vocabulary

Low Saxon:

Klock mit Sand in, de in en wisse Tiet aflöppt

English:

hourglass

sandglass

sand timer

sand clock

Dutch:

zandloper

German:

Sanduhr

image illustrating the submeaning

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Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Sand + Löper

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