aarde

See also Aarde

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch aarde, from Middle Dutch aerde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.

Noun

aarde (plural aardes or aardetjie, diminutive aardetjies)

1. Earth (planet)

aarde (uncountable)

1. earth, ground, soil

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Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch aerde, from Old Dutch ertha, from Proto-Germanic *erþō. Compare German Erde, West Frisian ierde, English earth, Danish jord.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aarde f (plural aardes, diminutive aardetje)

1. earth, soil, ground
2. (electricity) earth, ground

Synonyms

• (soil): grond, bodem

Derived terms

The final -e is usually dropped in compounds.

• aardappel
• aardewerk
• aardkunde
• aardman
• aardolie
• aardrijkskunde
• aards
• aardvarken
• aardworm

Related terms

• Aarde

See also

• aard

Descendants

• Afrikaans: aarde

Verb

aarde

1. singular present subjunctive of aarden