Erdn

See also: erdn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Erd

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): /ˈe̞ɐ̯d̥n̩/
• Homophone: erdn

Noun

Erdn f (plural Erdn)

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