German

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Etymology

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Erde (earth) +‎ Schatten (shade, shadow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈeːɐ̯tʃatn̩]
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Erd‧schat‧ten
  • Rhymes: -atn̩

Noun

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Erdschatten m (strong, genitive Erdschattens, no plural)

  1. (astronomy) shadow of the earth

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