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Erde.

earth

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈeːrdə/[ˈʔeːɐ̯də][ˈʔɛɐ̯də]

  1. earth

    feminine

  2. soil

    feminine · uncountable
    Sie nahm eine Handvoll Erde.

  3. the ground

    feminine · uncountable
    Er fiel auf die Erde.

  4. a world; a space to live in

    countable · feminine
    Diese Erde wird vergehen, aber Gott wird eine neue Erde schaffen.
Where this word comes from

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

name/ˈeːrdə/[ˈʔeːɐ̯də][ˈʔɛɐ̯də]

  1. the planet Earth

    feminine · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

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

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