Rand

== English == === Etymology === From Afrikaans rand, from English rand; compare English rand. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ænd === Noun === Rand (plural Rand) Alternative letter-case form of rand (the currency of south Africa) === Proper noun === the Rand (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 A surname. A diminutive of the male given names Randall or Randolph. A number of places, other than in South Africa: A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1078). A small town in Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado, United States. An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== Randian Randianism Randite Randroid ==== See also ==== rant === References === === Anagrams === DNAR, DNRA, Nard, andr-, darn, nard, rDNA, rdna == Estonian == === Etymology === From rand (“beach”). === Proper noun === Rand (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide]) a surname == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant, from Proto-Germanic *randō, which according to Duden is related to *hramō (“framework”). Pokorny prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- (“to rest”). Cognate with English rand. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁant/ Rhymes: -ant === Noun === Rand m (strong, genitive Randes or Rands, plural Ränder) edge, brink, rim (outer part of something) ledge, margin am Rande ― in the margin skin (layer of solid matter that forms on top of a liquid in a vessel) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: rańt === See also === Kante === References === === Further reading === “Rand”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Rand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Rand” in Duden online == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant, from Proto-Germanic *randō, which according to Duden is related to *hramō (“framework”). Pokorny prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- (“to rest”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rant/ === Noun === Rand m (plural Renner) edge, brink, rim (outer part of something) margin === References === === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Rand”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʀɑnt/ Rhymes: -ɑnt === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant, from Proto-Germanic *randō, which according to Duden is related to *hramō (“framework”). Pokorny prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- (“to rest”). ==== Noun ==== Rand m (plural Ränner) edge, border margin (e.g. of a page) ===== Synonyms ===== (edge): Bord, Kant ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind. ==== Noun ==== Rand n (plural Ranner, diminutive Rëndchen) a bovine mammal, for example a cow or ox