German

Noun

Erde f ‎(genitive Erde, plural Erden)

1. (uncountable) soil

   Sie nahm eine Handvoll Erde.‎ ― She took a handful of soil.

2. (uncountable) the ground

   Er fiel auf die Erde.‎ ― He fell on the ground.

3. (countable) a world; a space to live in

   Diese Erde wird vergehen, aber Gott wird eine neue Erde schaffen.‎

   This earth will fade, but God will create a new earth.

Declension

Synonyms

• (ground): Boden; Grund
• (world): Welt

Derived terms

Proper noun

Erde f ‎(genitive Erde)

1. the planet Earth

Derived terms

• auf Erden
• Erderwärmung
• Mutter Erde

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun

German

Verb

erde

1. First-person singular present of erden.
2. Imperative singular of erden.
3. First-person singular subjunctive I of erden.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of erden.

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• aerde
• eerde

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrdə/

Noun

erde f

1. the Earth
2. soil, ground

Declension

Descendants

• Dutch: aarde
  • Afrikaans: aarde

Turkish

Noun

erde

1. locative singular of er