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irden
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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German irdīn (also erdīn), from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz (“earthen”). Equivalent to Erde + -en.
Pronunciation
Adjective
irden (strong nominative masculine singular irdener or irdner, not comparable)
- (dated or poetic) earthen, earthenware (made of clay)
- 1816, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Italienische Reise [Italian Journey], volume 2:
- Sehr leicht sind die Masken von Bettlern und Bettlerinnen zu schaffen; schöne Haare werden vorzüglich erfordert, dann eine ganz weiße Gesichtsmaske, ein irdenes Töpfchen an einem farbigen Bande, ein Stab und ein Hut in der Hand.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (obsolete) earthly, worldly (of this life; not heavenly)
Declension
Positive forms of irden (uncomparable)
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Senhaja de Srair
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Berber.
Pronunciation
Noun
irden m pl (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵔⴷⴻⵏ)
- (durum) wheat
- Awy-ay-d irden-ayen. ― Bring me that wheat.
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Tarifit
Alternative forms
- iāden
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Berber *éred or *ired.
Noun
irden pl (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵔⴷⴻⵏ)
Declension
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