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Aarde

Aarde

See also: aarde

Dutch

Proper noun

de Aarde
the Earth

Aarde f

  1. (astronomy) Earth (the planet)
  2. personification (e.g. as a deity) of humanity's homeworld
    Moeder Aarde Mother Earth

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aarde

aarde

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Afrikaans

Noun

aarde (plural aardes, diminutive aardetjie)

  1. Earth (planet)
  2. (uncountable) earth, ground, soil

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːrdə/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

aarde f (plural aardes, diminutive aardetje n)

  1. earth, soil, ground
  2. (electricity) earth, ground
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The final -e is usually dropped in compounds.

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Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

aarde

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of aarden