Erde

See also: erde

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈeːɐ̯də/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯də] (standard)
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈɛʁdə/, [ˈʔɛʁdə], [ˈʔɛɐ̯də] (by a common merger)
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -eːɐ̯də

Noun

Erde f (genitive Erde, plural Erden)

1. (uncountable) soil

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

2. (uncountable) the ground

   Er fiel auf die Erde. ― He fell on the ground.

3. (countable) a world; a space to live in

   Diese Erde wird vergehen, aber Gott wird eine neue Erde schaffen.

   This earth will fade, but God will create a new earth.

Synonyms

• (ground): Boden; Grund
• (world): Welt

Derived terms

Derived terms

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

• Erdnuss
• Erdöl
• Erdreich
• Erdung
• erdverwachsen
• irden
• irdisch
• seltene Erde
• Tonerde

Proper noun

Erde f (genitive Erde)

1. the planet Earth

Derived terms

• auf Erden
• Erderwärmung
• Mutter Erde

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)

Further reading

• “Erde” in Duden online