Äerd

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German erde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂.

Cognate with German Erde and Luxembourgish Äerd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɐt/
• Rhymes: -ɛːɐt
• Hyphenation: Äerd

Noun

Äerd f (nominative plural Äerde)

1. earth, soil, ground

   Das is in de Äerd.

   That's in the ground.

Declension

Declension of Äerd

	singular		plural
	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative/accusative	die	Äerd	die	Äerde
dative	där/de	Äerd	den/de	Äerde

Proper noun

Äerd f

1. Earth (the third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live)

   Die Äerd is rund.

   The Earth is round.

Declension

Declension of Äerd

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative/accusative	die	Äerd
dative	där/de	Äerd

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) Mërkuer, Venus, Äerd, Mars, Jupiter, Satorn, Uranus, Nëptun ^{(Category: hrx:Planets of the Solar System)}

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German erda, from Proto-Germanic *erþō. Cognate with German Erde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːrt/, [ɛːə̯t]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Äerd f (uncountable)

1. (fairly rare) earth, soil

   Synonyms: Buedem, Leem

Proper noun

Äerd f

2. earth, Earth (our planet)