aarde

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch aarde, from Middle Dutch āerde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-Germanic *erþō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːr.də/ === Noun === aarde (plural aardes, diminutive aardetjie) Earth (planet) (uncountable) earth, ground, soil ==== Alternative forms ==== (Earth): Aarde ==== Derived terms ==== aard- == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːr.də/ Hyphenation: aar‧de Rhymes: -aːrdə === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch āerde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō. False cognate of Arabic أَرْض (ʔarḍ). ==== Noun ==== aarde f (plural aardes, diminutive aardetje n) earth, soil, ground Synonyms: grond, bodem Een kudde wisenten heeft de aarde hier vertrapt. ― A herd of European bison has trampled the soil here. De vochtige aarde ruikt goed. ― The moist soil smells good. (electricity) earth, ground ===== Alternative forms ===== aard ===== Derived terms ===== The final -e is usually dropped in compounds. ===== Related terms ===== Aarde ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: aarde Negerhollands: aarde, adu, aerde → Virgin Islands Creole: adu, ard (archaic) → Indonesian: arde ===== See also ===== aard === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== aarde (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of aarden == Estonian == === Noun === aarde genitive singular of aare