Erde
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German (deprecated template usage) erda, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t. Compare Dutch (deprecated template usage) aarde, West Frisian (deprecated template usage) ierde, English (deprecated template usage) earth, Danish (deprecated template usage) jord, Gothic (deprecated template usage) 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).
Pronunciation
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- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Rhymes: -eːɐ̯də
Noun
Erde f (genitive Erde, plural Erden)
- the planet Earth
- soil
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- the ground
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Usage notes
The old dative form (deprecated template usage) Erden is only used in the phrase (deprecated template usage) auf Erden ("on earth"), which has a religious or solemn ring to it. In most contexts it is preferable to say auf der Erde.