aarden

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːrdə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: aar‧den
• Rhymes: -aːrdən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch erdijn, from Old Dutch *irthīn, from Proto-West Germanic *irþīn, from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz, equivalent to aarde +‎ -en. Reformed by analogy with aarde.

Adjective

aarden (not comparable)

1. earthen, made of soil
2. clay - etc., made of pottery made from soil

Declension

Declension of aarden
uninflected	aarden
inflected	aarden
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	aarden
	n. sing.	aarden
	plural	aarden
definite		aarden
partitive

Etymology 2

From aarde +‎ -en.

Verb

aarden

1. (transitive) to ground, connect an electrical conductor as a safety outlet
2. (transitive, obsolete) to commit to the earth, bury

   Synonyms: begraven, ter aarde bestellen

Conjugation

Conjugation of aarden (weak)
infinitive	aarden
past singular	aardde
past participle	geaard
infinitive	aarden
gerund	aarden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	aard	aardde
2nd person sing. (jij)	aardt, aard2	aardde
2nd person sing. (u)	aardt	aardde
2nd person sing. (gij)	aardt	aardde
3rd person singular	aardt	aardde
plural	aarden	aardden
subjunctive sing.1	aarde	aardde
subjunctive plur.1	aarden	aardden
imperative sing.	aard
imperative plur.1	aardt
participles	aardend	geaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• aanaarden
• aarding
• beaarden
• opaarden

 

Etymology 3

From aard +‎ -en.

Verb

aarden

1. (intransitive) (used with naar ...) to take after, share (notably inherited) traits with (notably an ancestor)

Conjugation

Conjugation of aarden (weak)
infinitive	aarden
past singular	aardde
past participle	geaard
infinitive	aarden
gerund	aarden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	aard	aardde
2nd person sing. (jij)	aardt, aard2	aardde
2nd person sing. (u)	aardt	aardde
2nd person sing. (gij)	aardt	aardde
3rd person singular	aardt	aardde
plural	aarden	aardden
subjunctive sing.1	aarde	aardde
subjunctive plur.1	aarden	aardden
imperative sing.	aard
imperative plur.1	aardt
participles	aardend	geaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• ontaarden
• veraarden

 

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

aarden

1. plural of aard

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːdən/

Noun

aarden

1. plural of aard