erda

See also: erða

Old High German

Alternative forms

haerda

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *erþu, whence also Old Saxon and Old Dutch ertha, Old Frisian erthe, Old English eorþe, Old Norse jǫrð, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.da/

Noun

ërda f

(astronomy) The Earth
earth, ground, soil

Declension

Declension of **ërda** (ō-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	ërda	ërdā
accusative	ërda	ërdā
genitive	ërda	ërdōno
dative	ërdu	ërdōm

Descendants

Middle High German: ërde
- Alemannic German: Ëërde
- Bavarian: Erd, Erdn
  Cimbrian: èerda
- Central Franconian: Ääd, Erd (Moselle Franconian), Äerd
  Hunsrik: Äerd
  
  Kölsch: Äd
- German: Erde
- Luxembourgish: Äerd
- Rhine Franconian: Erd
  Pennsylvania German: Erd, Aerd, Eaht
- Vilamovian: aod
- Yiddish: ערד (erd)

Old Saxon

Noun

erda f

alternative form of ertha