Dutch

Proper noun

de Aarde
the Earth

Aarde f

1. (astronomy) Earth (the planet)
2. personification (e.g. as a deity) of humanity's homeworld

   Moeder Aarde — Mother Earth

Derived terms

Related terms

• aarde

Afrikaans

Noun

aarde ‎(plural aardes, diminutive aardetjie)

1. Earth (planet)
2. (uncountable) earth, ground, soil

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːrdə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch aerde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.

Noun

aarde f ‎(plural aardes, diminutive aardetje n)

1. earth, soil, ground
2. (electricity) earth, ground

Synonyms

• (soil): grond, bodem

Derived terms

The final -e is usually dropped in compounds.

• aarden
• aardappel
• aardewerk
• aardkunde
• aardman
• aardolie
• aardrijkskunde
• aards
• aardvarken
• aardworm

Related terms

• Aarde

Descendants

• Afrikaans: aarde

See also

• aard

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

aarde

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of aarden