irden
German edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German irdīn, erdīn, from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz (“earthen”). Equivalent to Erde + -en.
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Adjective edit
irden (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular irdener or irdner, not comparable)
- (dated or poetic) earthen, earthenware (made of clay)
- 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)
- (obsolete) earthly, worldly (of this life; not heavenly)
Declension edit
Positive forms of irden (uncomparable, no predicate)
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Noun edit
irden pl (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵔⴷⴻⵏ)
Declension edit
Declension of irden
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Free state | irden | — |
Construct state | yirden | — |