Erde

== German == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːrdə/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯də], [ˈʔɛɐ̯də] Rhymes: -eːɐ̯də === Noun === Erde f (genitive Erde, plural Erden) earth (uncountable) soil Sie nahm eine Handvoll Erde. ― She took a handful of soil. (uncountable) the ground Synonyms: Boden, Grund Er fiel auf die Erde. ― He fell on the ground. (countable) a world; a space to live in Synonym: Welt ==== Declension ==== Dative singular can also be Erden in older texts and phrases as auf Erden. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== irden irdisch === Proper noun === Erde f (proper noun, genitive Erde) the planet Earth ==== Derived terms ==== auf Erden Erdabkühlung Erderwärmung Mutter Erde === See also === planets of the Solar System: Planeten des Sonnensystems: Merkur · Venus · Erde · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptun [edit] === Further reading === “Erde” in Duden online “Erde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Erde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.