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jord.

earth

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈjoɐ̯ˀ][juoɹ][jokwɐ][joːˀə]

  1. earth

    common-gender

  2. Earth (the planet humans live on); see also Jorden

    common-gender

  3. dirt, soil

    common-gender
    Jeg har købt en sæk jord til bede i min baghave.

  4. ground (the natural surface)

    common-gender
    Jeg smed den på jorden!
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish iorþ, iorth, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-.

noun[ˈjoɐ̯ˀ][juoɹ][jokwɐ][joːˀə]

  1. land

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish iorþ, iorth, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-.

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