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
    • Cimbrian: èerda
  • Central Franconian: Ääd, Erd (Moselle Franconian), Äerd
    • Hunsrik: Äerd
    • Kölsch: Äd
    • Luxembourgish: Äerd
  • German: Erde
  • Rhine Franconian: Erd
    • Pennsylvania German: Erd, Aerd, Eaht
  • Vilamovian: Ād
  • Yiddish: ערד (erd)

References

• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “erda”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), 6th edition

Old Saxon

Noun

erda f

1. alternative form of ertha