erden
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːʁdən/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯.dn̩], [ʔɛɐ̯-], [-dən]
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Verb
erden (weak, third-person singular present erdet, past tense erdete, past participle geerdet, auxiliary haben)
- (electricity) to earth
- (figurative) to bring down to earth, to cause to be reasonable, focused, realistic, humble, contented
Conjugation
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the main lemma.
Adjective
erden (strong nominative masculine singular erdener, not comparable)
- Obsolete form of irden (“earthen, made of clay”) [until 18th c.]
Declension
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From erd, from conflation between erthe (“earth”) and Old English eard (“homeland, dwelling”). See also erþen.
References
- “erden,, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018.
Turkish
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