Earth
See also: earth
English
Earth's astronomical symbol
The Earth
Etymology
From Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe (“earth; Earth”), from Proto-Germanic *erþō (“earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (“earth”). More at earth.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɜːθ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɝːθ/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US, California) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)θ
Proper noun
Earth (plural Earths)
- The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.
- 2012, Ken Adams, Earth 2... It's Where You Go When You Die
- It's my theory that we'll keep being reborn on as many Earths as it takes until every person gets it exactly right from the moment they are born until the moment they die.
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Earth.
- 2012, Ken Adams, Earth 2... It's Where You Go When You Die
- The personification of the Earth or earth, (chiefly) as a fertile woman or (religion) goddess.
Usage notes
The capitalized form usually occurs when it is contrasted with the names of other celestial bodies or realms:
- From the Earth to the Moon
- What is the distance between Earth and Mars?
Synonyms
- (third planet of the Solar System): globe, Sol III, Terra, the world
- (world inhabited by mankind): Middle Earth (archaic or pagan); Midgard (Germanic religion)
- (personification): See Mother Earth for female forms
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- Earth Day
- Earth Science
- earth science
- Earth science
- Earth Sciences
- Earth sciences
- earth sciences
- Earth Summit
- Hell on Earth
- hell on earth
Translations
third planet of the Solar System
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personification of Earth — see Mother Earth
See also
- (planets of the Solar System) planets of the Solar System; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- (moon of Earth) Luna/Moon/moon [edit]
- ♁, ⊕
| Solar System in in English · Solar System (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | Sun | |||||||||||||||
| Planets and dwarf planets | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | Haumea | Makemake | Eris | |||
| Notable moons | — | Moon | Phobos Deimos |
— | Ganymede Callisto Io Europa |
Titan Rhea Iapetus Dione Tethys Enceladus Mimas |
Titania Oberon Umbriel Ariel Miranda |
Triton | Charon Hydra Nix Kerberos Styx |
Hiʻiaka Namaka |
— | Dysnomia | ||||
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