Erde

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "erde"

German

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːrdə/, ,
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  • 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
    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

Declension of Erde
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Erde die Erden
genitive einer der Erde der Erden
dative einer der Erde den Erden
accusative eine die Erde die Erden
  • Dative singular can also be Erden in older texts and phrases as auf Erden.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Erde f (proper noun, genitive Erde)

  2. the planet Earth

Derived terms

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