earthen

Adj

1. Made of earth or mud.
2. (especially) Made of clay.
3. (archaic) Earthly.

Verb

1. (transitive) to provide or add soil to
2. (transitive) to make earthly or earthlike

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɝθən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: erthen

Inherited from Old English: eorþen

Cognate with Dutch: aarden

Cognate with German: irden

In summary

From Middle English erthen, urthen, from Old English eorþen, yrþen, ierþen (“made of earth”), from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz. Cognate with Dutch aarden (“earthen”), German irden (“earthen”). By surface analysis, earth + -en (“made of”).

Synonyms

clay

earthly

earth

terrestrial

fictile

earthy

ceramic

made of clay

clayish

made of earth

argillaceous

relating to the earth

clayey

earthenware

ground

land

loamy

stone

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Translations

aarden

de terre

irden

toprak

Erden

van klei

de barro

di terra

terrestre

πήλινος

klei-

ziemny

gliniany

terrizo

طيني