Erde
See also: 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
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Noun
Erde f (genitive Erde, plural Erden)
- the planet Earth
- soil
- Sie nahm eine Handvoll Erde. ― She took a handful of soil.
- the ground
- Er fiel auf die Erde. ― He fell on the ground.
Declension
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
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) Planeten Sonnensystems; Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun, Pluto (traditionally; by the IAU founded in 1919 only till 2006)
External links
- “Erde” in Duden online