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irden

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German irdīn (also erdīn), from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz (earthen). Equivalent to Erde +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪʁdən/, [ˈʔɪʁ.dn̩], [ˈʔɪɐ̯-], [-dən]
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Adjective

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irden (strong nominative masculine singular irdener or irdner, not comparable)

  1. (dated or poetic) earthen, earthenware (made of clay)
    Synonyms: tönern, Ton-
    • 1816, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Italienische Reise [Italian Journey]‎[1], volume 2:
      Sehr leicht sind die Masken von Bettlern und Bettlerinnen zu schaffen; schöne Haare werden vorzüglich erfordert, dann eine ganz weiße Gesichtsmaske, ein irdenes Töpfchen an einem farbigen Bande, ein Stab und ein Hut in der Hand.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (obsolete) earthly, worldly (of this life; not heavenly)

Declension

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Ghomara

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation

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  • (Iɛraben) IPA(key): [ɪɾdən]

Noun

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irden m pl

  1. wheat
    Synonym: lḥebb

References

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  • Mourigh, Khalid (2015) A Grammar of Ghomara Berber (Thesis)‎[2], Leiden

Senhaja de Srair

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Berber *i-rd-ăn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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irden m pl (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵔⴷⴻⵏ)

  1. (durum) wheat
    Awy-ay-d irden-ayen.Bring me that wheat.

References

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  • Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary[3], retrieved 2025
  • Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎[4], Paris, France: HAL

Tarifit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Berber *i-rd-ăn. Cognate with Tashelhit irdn.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Nador) IPA(key): [ɛʌːðən]

    Noun

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    irden m pl (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵔⴷⴻⵏ)

    1. wheat

    Inflection

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    Inflection of irden
    singular plural
    free state irden
    annexed state yirden

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