Kilo Lingo

earth

/ɜːθ/

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Translation

The planet where we live, or the ground and soil under our feet.

Word origin

From Old English eorthe, the common Germanic word for the ground or the world.

Origin
Old English
Root
eorthe

Examples

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"Earth" here is the planet where we all live.

dug hole plant .

Here "earth" means the ground and soil under our feet.

wet .

"Earth" here is one whole thing, so it has no plural.

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This word is part of lesson 10.