Erdkern

German

Etymology

Erde +‎ Kern

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Erd‧kern

Noun

Erdkern m (strong, genitive Erdkernes or Erdkerns, plural Erdkerne)

1. Earth's core

Declension

Declension of Erdkern [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Erdkern	die	Erdkerne
genitive	eines	des	Erdkernes, Erdkerns	der	Erdkerne
dative	einem	dem	Erdkern, Erdkerne1	den	Erdkernen
accusative	einen	den	Erdkern	die	Erdkerne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Atomkern, Grünkern

Further reading

• “Erdkern” in Duden online