ertha
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *erþu.
Noun edit
ertha f
Descendants edit
- Middle Dutch: erde
Further reading edit
- “ertha”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old Saxon edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *erþu, whence also Old English eorþe, Old Dutch ertha, Old Frisian erthe, Old High German erda, Old Norse jǫrð, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ertha f
- earth, ground
- bran all samað stēn endi erða(Genesis, verse 317)
- The rock burnt all together with the ground
Declension edit
Declension of ertha (feminine a-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | ertha | ertha |
accusative | ertha | ertha |
genitive | erthō | erthanō |
dative | erthu | erthum |
instrumental | — | — |
Declension of ertha (feminine n-stem)
Descendants edit
- Middle Low German: êrde