Erdkunde

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German

 Geographie on German Wikipedia

Etymology

18th century, from Erde +‎ -kunde, a calque of Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːrtˌkʊndə/, ,
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Noun

Erdkunde f (genitive Erdkunde, no plural)

  1. (now chiefly as a school subject) geography
    Synonym: (more common) Geografie (Geographie)

Declension

Declension of Erdkunde
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Erdkunde
genitive einer der Erdkunde
dative einer der Erdkunde
accusative eine die Erdkunde

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Erdkunde” in Duden online
  • “Erdkunde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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