erden
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːʁdən/, [ˈʔeːɐ̯.dn̩], [ʔɛɐ̯-], [-dən]
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Verb
erden (weak, third-person singular present erdet, past tense erdete, past participle geerdet, auxiliary haben)
- (electricity) to earth
- (figurative) to bring down to earth, to cause to be reasonable, focused, realistic, humble, contented
Conjugation
| infinitive | erden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | erdend | ||||
| past participle | geerdet | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich erde | wir erden | i | ich erde | wir erden |
| du erdest | ihr erdet | du erdest | ihr erdet | ||
| er erdet | sie erden | er erde | sie erden | ||
| preterite | ich erdete | wir erdeten | ii | ich erdete1 | wir erdeten1 |
| du erdetest | ihr erdetet | du erdetest1 | ihr erdetet1 | ||
| er erdete | sie erdeten | er erdete1 | sie erdeten1 | ||
| imperative | erd (du) erde (du) |
erdet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the main lemma.
Adjective
erden (strong nominative masculine singular erdener, not comparable)
- Obsolete form of irden (“earthen, made of clay”) [until 18th c.]
Declension
Positive forms of erden (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist erden | sie ist erden | es ist erden | sie sind erden | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | erdener | erdene | erdenes | erdene |
| genitive | erdenen | erdener | erdenen | erdener | |
| dative | erdenem | erdener | erdenem | erdenen | |
| accusative | erdenen | erdene | erdenes | erdene | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der erdene | die erdene | das erdene | die erdenen |
| genitive | des erdenen | der erdenen | des erdenen | der erdenen | |
| dative | dem erdenen | der erdenen | dem erdenen | den erdenen | |
| accusative | den erdenen | die erdene | das erdene | die erdenen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein erdener | eine erdene | ein erdenes | (keine) erdenen |
| genitive | eines erdenen | einer erdenen | eines erdenen | (keiner) erdenen | |
| dative | einem erdenen | einer erdenen | einem erdenen | (keinen) erdenen | |
| accusative | einen erdenen | eine erdene | ein erdenes | (keine) erdenen | |
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From erd, from conflation between erthe (“earth”) and Old English eard (“homeland, dwelling”). See also erþen.
References
- “erden,, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018.
Turkish
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