aarden

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːrdə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: aar‧den
  • Rhymes: -aːrdən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch erdijn, from Old Dutch *irthīn, from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz, equivalent to aarde +‎ -en. Reformed by analogy with aarde.

Adjective

aarden (not comparable)

  1. earthen, made of soil
  2. clay - etc., made of pottery made from soil
Inflection
Inflection of aarden
uninflected aarden
inflected aarden
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. aarden
n. sing. aarden
plural aarden
definite aarden
partitive

Etymology 2

From aarde +‎ -en.

Verb

aarden

  1. (transitive) to ground, connect an electrical conductor as a safety outlet
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to commit to the earth, bury
    Synonyms: begraven, ter aarde bestellen
Inflection
Inflection of aarden (weak)
infinitive aarden
past singular aardde
past participle geaard
infinitive aarden
gerund aarden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular aardaardde
2nd person sing. (jij) aardtaardde
2nd person sing. (u) aardtaardde
2nd person sing. (gij) aardtaardde
3rd person singular aardtaardde
plural aardenaardden
subjunctive sing.1 aardeaardde
subjunctive plur.1 aardenaardden
imperative sing. aard
imperative plur.1 aardt
participles aardendgeaard
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From aard +‎ -en.

Verb

aarden

  1. (intransitive) (used with naar ...) to take after, share (notably inherited) traits with (notably an ancestor)
Inflection
Inflection of aarden (weak)
infinitive aarden
past singular aardde
past participle geaard
infinitive aarden
gerund aarden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular aardaardde
2nd person sing. (jij) aardtaardde
2nd person sing. (u) aardtaardde
2nd person sing. (gij) aardtaardde
3rd person singular aardtaardde
plural aardenaardden
subjunctive sing.1 aardeaardde
subjunctive plur.1 aardenaardden
imperative sing. aard
imperative plur.1 aardt
participles aardendgeaard
1) Archaic.

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

aarden

  1. Plural form of aard

West Frisian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːdən/

Noun

aarden

  1. plural of aard
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