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Etymology

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From Middle High German ërde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂ (earth). Compare Dutch aarde, West Frisian ierde, English earth, Danish jord, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːrdə/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯də], [ˈʔɛɐ̯də]
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  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯də

Noun

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Erde f (genitive Erde, plural Erden)

  1. (uncountable) soil
    Sie nahm eine Handvoll Erde.She took a handful of soil.
  2. (uncountable) the ground
    Synonyms: Boden, Grund
    Er fiel auf die Erde.He fell on the ground.
  3. (countable) a world; a space to live in
    Synonym: Welt
    Diese Erde wird vergehen, aber Gott wird eine neue Erde schaffen.
    This earth will fade, but God will create a new earth.

Declension

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  • Dative singular can also be Erden in older texts and phrases as auf Erden.

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Proper noun

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Erde f (proper noun, genitive Erde)

  1. the planet Earth

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