Feminine
Erde
Meaning
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- (feminine,uncountable) soil
- (feminine,uncountable) the ground
- (countable,feminine) a world; a space to live in
Concepts
this life
earth’s surface
solid earth
life on earth
Synonyms
Blauer Planet
Terra
Schutzleiter
Masseleitung
Masseverbindung
Weltkugel
Neutralleiter
Schutzerde
Schutzleitung
ganze Welt
ganze Erde
Blumenerde
Landstück
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈeːrdə/
Etymology
From Middle High German ërde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂ (“earth”). Compare Dutch aarde, West Frisian ierde, English earth, Danish jord, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).
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