Erde

See also: erde

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeːɐ̯də/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯də] (standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈɛʁdə/, [ˈʔɛʁdə], [ˈʔɛɐ̯də] (by a common merger)
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Rhymes: -eːɐ̯də

Noun

Erde f (genitive Erde, plural Erden)

(uncountable) soil
Sie nahm eine Handvoll Erde. ― She took a handful of soil.
(uncountable) the ground
Er fiel auf die Erde. ― He fell on the ground.
(countable) a world; a space to live in
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.

Synonyms

(ground): Boden; Grund
(world): Welt

Derived terms

Derived terms

Erdnuss
Erdöl
Erdreich
Erdung
erdverwachsen
irden
irdisch
seltene Erde
Tonerde

Proper noun

Erde f (genitive Erde)

the planet Earth

Derived terms

auf Erden
Erderwärmung
Mutter Erde

See also

(planets of the Solar System) Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun

Further reading

Erde in Duden online

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