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

• (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

   Sie nahm eine Handvoll Erde. ― She took a handful of soil.

3. the ground

   Er fiel auf die Erde. ― He fell on 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
• Erderwärmung f
• Erdbeben
• Erdbeere
• Erdbirne
• erden
• Erdgas
• Erdloch

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

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