Erd

See also: Érd

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German erde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂ (earth). Cognates include Yiddish ערד (erd), German Erde, Dutch aarde, West Frisian ierde, English earth, Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk jord, Swedish jord, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe̞ɐ̯d̥/

Noun

Erd f (plural Erdn)

  1. (countable) a world; a space to live in
  2. (uncountable) the ground
  3. (uncountable) soil

Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German ërde, from Old High German erda. Cognate with German Erde, Dutch aarde, English earth, Swedish jord.

Noun

Erd f

  1. earth
  2. the world

Zazaki

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic أَرْض (ʔarḍ), from Proto-Semitic *ʾarṣ́-.

Noun

Erd m

  1. earth
  2. the world