aarden

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) earthen, made of soil
2. (not-comparable) clay - etc., made of pottery made from soil

Verb

1. (transitive) to ground, connect an electrical conductor as a safety outlet
2. (obsolete,transitive) to commit to the earth, bury

Verb

(used with naar ...) to take after, share (notably inherited) traits with (notably an ancestor)

Noun

plural of aard

Concepts

earthen

stone

earth

clay

earthly

terrestrial

ground

resemble

settle in

Hyphenated as

aar‧den

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaːrdə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch erdijn, from Old Dutch *irthīn, from Proto-West Germanic *irþīn, from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz, equivalent to aarde + -en. Reformed by analogy with aarde.