Earth

English

/ɜːθ/, /ɝθ/

proper noun
Definitions
  • The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.
  • The personification of the Earth or earth, (chiefly) as a fertile woman or (religion) goddess.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English erthe inherited from Old English eorþe (earth, ground, soil, dry land) inherited from Proto-Germanic *erþō (earth, ground, soil) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (earth, separate).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁er-

Gloss

earth, separate

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

土, 地

Emoji
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