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

    1. (astronomy) The Earth
    2. 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
      • Central Franconian: Ääd, Erd (Moselle Franconian), Äerd
      • German: Erde
      • Rhine Franconian: Erd
        • Pennsylvania German: Erd, Aerd, Eaht
      • Vilamovian: Ād
      • Yiddish: ערד (erd)

    References

    Old Saxon

    Noun

    erda f

    1. alternative form of ertha
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