erden

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːʁdən/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯.dn̩], [ʔɛɐ̯-], [-dən] === Etymology 1 === Early 20th century, from Erde +‎ -en. ==== Verb ==== erden (weak, third-person singular present erdet, past tense erdete, past participle geerdet, auxiliary haben) (electricity) to earth (figurative) to bring down to earth, to cause to be reasonable, focused, realistic, humble, contented ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Erdung === Etymology 2 === See the main lemma. ==== Adjective ==== erden (strong nominative masculine singular erdener, not comparable) obsolete form of irden (“earthen, made of clay”) [until 18th c.] ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “erden” in Duden online “erden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Middle English == === Alternative forms === erdyn === Etymology === From erd, from conflation between erthe (“earth”) and Old English eard (“homeland, dwelling”). See also erþen. === Adjective === erden Formed from clay, as in pottery. ==== Synonyms ==== cleyen erthen === References === “erden,, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018. == Turkish == === Noun === erden ablative singular of er