Erde

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German erda, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *erþō. Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch aarde, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] West Frisian ierde, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English earth, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Danish jord, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈʔeːɐ̯də/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -eːɐ̯də

Noun

Erde f (genitive Erde, plural Erden)

1. the planet Earth
2. soil

3. the ground

Usage notes

The old dative form Erden is only used in the phrase auf Erden ("on earth"), which has a religious or solemn ring to it. In most contexts it is preferable to say auf der Erde.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• beerdigen
• Erdapfel
• Erdbeben
• Erdbeere
• Erdbirne
• erden
• Erdgas
• Erdloch

• Erdnuss
• Erdöl
• Erdreich
• Erdung
• irden
• Mutter Erde
• seltene Erde
• Tonerde

External links

• “Erde” in Duden online