See also: Erden and ərdən

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːʁdən/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯.dn̩], [ʔɛɐ̯-], [-dən]
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Etymology 1

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Early 20th century, from Erde +‎ -en.

Verb

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erden (weak, third-person singular present erdet, past tense erdete, past participle geerdet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (electricity) to earth
  2. (figurative) to bring down to earth, to cause to be reasonable, focused, realistic, humble, contented
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Etymology 2

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See the main lemma.

Adjective

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erden (strong nominative masculine singular erdener, not comparable)

  1. Obsolete form of irden (earthen, made of clay) [until 18th c.]
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Further reading

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  • erden” in Duden online
  • erden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From erd, from conflation between erthe (earth) and Old English eard (homeland, dwelling). See also erþen.

Adjective

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erden

  1. Formed from clay, as in pottery.

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Turkish

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Noun

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erden

  1. ablative singular of er