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Etymology

From Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe (“earth, ground, soil, dry land”), from Proto-Germanic *erþō (“earth, ground, soil”) (compare West Frisian ierde, Low German Er(de)/Ir(de), Dutch aarde, German Erde, Danish jord), related to *erwōn 'earth' (compare Old English ēar, Old High German ero, Old Norse jǫrfi 'gravel'), from Proto-Indo-European *er- (compare Old Irish úr 'earth', Tocharian B yare 'gravel', Ancient Greek éras 'earth', éraze 'on the ground', Old Armenian երկիր (erkir, “earth”), երկին (erkin, “heaven, sky”)).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

the earth

  1. Our planet, third out from the Sun; see main entry Earth.
    The astronauts saw the earth from the porthole.

Usage notes

English usage guides prefer the capitalized form of this word (Earth) when referring to the planet.

Noun

Earth as soil (1)

earth (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) Soil.
    This is good earth for growing potatoes.
  2. (uncountable) Any general rock-based material.
    She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.
  3. The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
    Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.
  4. (UK) A connection electrically to the earth (US ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
  5. A fox's home or lair.
  6. The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).
    • 1819, John Keats, "Ode on a Grecian Urn"
      "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," - that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
  7. (alchemy) One of the four basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
  8. (India and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
  9. (Taoist) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Five Elements).

Derived terms

terms derived from "earth"

Translations

soil
  • Afrikaans: aarde
  • Arabic: تربة (ar) (turba) f., تراب (ar) (turāb) pl., أرض (ar) ('arD) f.
  • Armenian: հող (hoġ)
  • Azeri: torpaq (az)
  • Belarusian: зямля (be) (zjamljá) f.
  • Bosnian: zemlja (bs) f.
  • Bulgarian: почва (bg) f., пръст (bg) f., земя (bg) (zemjá) f.
  • Burmese: မြေ (my) (mye)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 地 (zh) (dì), 土壤 (zh) (tǔrǎng)
  • Croatian: zemlja (hr) f.
  • Czech: země (cs) f., hlína (cs) f.
  • Danish: jord (da)
  • Dutch: aarde (nl) f., grond (nl)
  • Esperanto: grundo (eo)
  • Estonian: maa (et)
  • Fijian: qele (fj)
  • Finnish: maa (fi)
  • French: terre (fr) f.
  • Friulian: tiere
  • Georgian: მიწა (ka), ნიადაგი (ka)
  • German: Erde (de) f., Land (de) n.
  • Greek:
    Ancient: γαῖα (gaia) f., γῆ (gē) f., χούς (khus) f.
    Modern: χώμα (el) (chóma) n., γη (el) (gí) f.
  • Haitian Creole: tè
  • Hebrew: אֲדָמָה (he) (ʾădāmā) f.
  • Hindi: मिट्टी (hi)
  • Hungarian: talaj (hu), föld (hu)
  • Icelandic: jörð (is) f.
  • Italian: terra (it) f.
  • Japanese: 地, (ち, chi), 土 (つち, tsuchi), 土壌 (どじょう, dojō)
  • Korean: 흙 (ko) (heuk), 토양 (ko) (toyang)
  • Kurdish:
    Sorani: خۆڵ (ku) (xoll)
  • Kyrgyz: топурак (ky)
  • Kölsch: Ääd
any general rock-based material
  • Afrikaans: aarde
  • Armenian: հող (hoġ)
  • Bulgarian: земя (bg) (zemjá) f.
  • Burmese: (mye-jì)
  • Chinese: 泥土 (nítǔ)
  • Czech: země (cs) f.
  • Danish: jordart (da), jord (da)
  • Dutch: aarde (nl) f.
  • Estonian: maapind
  • Finnish: maa (fi)
  • French: terre (fr) f.
  • German: Erde (de) f., Grund (de) m.
  • Greek: χώμα (el) (chóma) n.
  • Hawaiian: lepo
  • Hebrew: אדמה (adamah)
  • Hindi: भूमि (hi) (bhūmi)
  • Icelandic: jörð (is) f.
  • Irish: cré f., úir f.
  • Italian: terra (it) f.
  • Korean: 흙 (ko) (heuk)
  • Latin: terra (la) f.
  • Latvian: zeme (lv) f.
  • Lithuanian: žemė (lt) f.
the ground, land
electrical connection
  • Armenian: հող (hoġ)
  • Bulgarian: заземяване (bg) n.
  • Czech: uzemnění (cs) n.
  • Danish: jordforbindelse (da) c., jordet forbindelse (da) c.
  • Dutch: aarde (nl) f.
  • Esperanto: terkonekto (eo)
  • Estonian: maandus
  • Finnish: maa (fi)
  • French: terre (fr) f.
  • German: Erde (de) f.
  • Greek: γείωση (el) (gíosi) f.
  • Hungarian: földelés (hu)
  • Italian: terra (it) f., massa (it) f.
  • Japanese: 接地 (せっち, secchi), アース (āsu), グランド (gurando), グラウンド (guraundo)
  • Korean: 어어드 (ko) (eo-eodeu), 접지선 (ko) (jeopjiseon)
  • Latvian: iezemējums (lv) m.
  • Lithuanian: įžeminimas (lt) m.
  • Navajo: niʼ
  • Persian: زمین (fa) (zamin), اِرت (fa) (ert)
  • Polish: uziemienie (pl) n.
  • Portuguese: terra (pt)
  • Russian: земля (ru) (zemljá) f.
  • Slovene: zemlja (sl) f., ozemljitev (sl) f.
  • Spanish: tierra (es) f.
  • Turkish: toprak (tr)
fox's lair
world of our current life, as opposed to afterlife
  • Bulgarian: свят (bg) m.
  • Greek:
    Ancient: γῆ (gē) f.
    Modern: γη (el) (gí) f.
  • Hebrew: אֶ֫רֶץ (he) (ʾéreṣ) f.
  • Latin: mundus (la) m., saeculum (la) n.
  • Persian: گیتی (fa) (giti), جهان (fa) (jahān), (religious) دنیا (fa) (donia), (religious) مادّه (fa) (mādde), (much-literally) گیهان (fa) (Geihān)
one of the four basic elements
  • Afrikaans: aarde
  • Bosnian: zemlja (bs) f.
  • Bulgarian: земя (bg) f.
  • Burmese: မြေ (my) (mye)
  • Chinese: 泥土 (nítǔ)
  • Croatian: zemlja (hr) f.
  • Czech: země (cs) f.
  • Danish: jord (da)
  • Dutch: aarde (nl) f.
  • Estonian: maa (et)
  • Finnish: maa (fi)
  • French: terre (fr) f.
  • German: Erde (de) f.
  • Greek: γη (el) (gí) f.
  • Hungarian: föld (hu)
  • Icelandic: jörð (is) f.
  • Italian: terra (it) f.
  • Japanese: 地 (ち, chi)
  • Korean: 흙 (heuk)
  • Latin: terra (la) f.
  • Latvian: zeme (lv) f.
one of the five basic elements
  • Afrikaans: aarde
  • Bosnian: zemlja (bs) f.
  • Bulgarian: земя (bg) f.
  • Burmese: မြေ (my) (mye)
  • Chinese: 土
  • Croatian: zemlja (hr) f.
  • Czech: země (cs) f.
  • Danish: jord (da)
  • Dutch: aarde (nl) f.
  • Estonian: maa (et)
  • Finnish: maa (fi)
  • Greek: γη (el) (gí) f.
  • Hungarian: föld (hu)
  • Icelandic: jörð (is) f.
  • Italian: terra (it) f.
  • Japanese: 土 (つち, tsuchi)
  • Korean: 흙 (heuk)
  • Latvian: zeme (lv) f.
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  • Nahuatl: coatlicue
  • Old Norse: midgard
  • Novial: tere
  • Quechua: pacha mama
  • Romanian: pământ n.
  • Sumerian: enlil, ki
  • Tagalog: mundo
  • Telugu: భూమి (bhoomi)
  • Thai: ดิน (din), แผ่นดิน (phaendin), โลก (lok)
  • Tupinambá: yby
  • Turkish: Dünya, Yer
  • Welsh: daear
  • Xhosa: umhlaba
  • Yiddish: ערד (erd) f.

See also

Verb

earth (third-person singular simple present earths, present participle earthing, simple past and past participle earthed)

  1. (UK) To connect electrically to the earth.
    That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.
  2. To bury.

Synonyms

Translations

connect electrically to the earth
  • Bulgarian: заземявам (bg)
  • Czech: uzemnit (cs)
  • Danish: jordforbinde (da), jorde (da)
  • Dutch: aarden (nl)
  • Esperanto: terkonekti (eo)
  • Estonian: maandama
  • Finnish: maattaa (fi), maadoittaa (fi)
  • Georgian: დამიწება (damiceba)
  • German: erden (de)
  • Greek: γειώνω (el) (geiono)
  • Italian: mettere a terra, collegare a terra
  • Japanese: 接地する (せっちする, secchisuru), アースする (āsusuru), グランドする (gurandosuru)
  • Latvian: iezemēt (lv)
  • Lithuanian: įžeminti
  • Persian: زمین کردن (fa), (common) ارت کردن (fa) (ert kardan)
  • Polish: uziemić (pl)
  • Russian: заземлять (ru) (zazemlját’)
  • Slovene: ozemljiti (sl)
  • Spanish: conectar a tierra
  • Swahili: dunia (sw)
  • Swedish: jorda (sv)
  • Turkish: topraklamak (tr)
  • Vietnamese: đặt dây đất, nối với đất
to bury
  • Bulgarian: заравям (bg)
  • Czech: pochovat (cs)
  • Danish: begrave (da)
  • Dutch: begraven (nl)
  • Estonian: matma
  • Georgian: დაფლობა (dap'loba)
  • German: beerdigen (de)
  • Greek: θάβω (el) (thavo), ενταφιάζω (el) (entafiázo)
  • Italian: interrare (it)
  • Persian: خاکسپاری (fa), خاک کردن (fa) (khāk kardan), (religious) دفن کردن (fa) (dafn kardan)
  • Polish: zakopać
  • Russian: хоронить (ru)
  • Swahili: dunia (sw)
  • Vietnamese: vun, lấp đất

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