sandig

Sandig is a German adjective that describes something containing or characterized by sand, or having a sandy texture. It is commonly used for soils and landscapes, as in sandiger Boden (sandy soil) or sandige Küste (sandy coast). It can also describe textures or colors with a granular, pale appearance, such as eine sandige Oberfläche or eine sandige Färbung. In geology and geography, sandig distinguishes sandy environments from muddy or rocky ones.

The word is formed from the noun Sand with the adjectival suffix -ig, which indicates a characteristic quality. This productive pattern is common in German for expressing material composition or texture.

Beyond ordinary usage, sandig may appear as a surname or part of a place name in German-speaking areas, though such uses are not widespread. In practice, it is most often encountered as a descriptive adjective in everyday language, sometimes appearing in technical or regional descriptions to specify the presence of sand in soils, sediments, or landscapes.