Earth

/ɜrθ/ noun

Definition

the planet on which we live; soil or ground

Etymology

Old English eorþe, from Proto-Germanic *erþō

Kelly Says

Our home planet and foundation of life

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምድር
ARالعربية
أرض
BNবাংলা
পৃথিবী
CACatalà
terra
CSČeština
země
DADansk
jorden
DEDeutsch
Erde
ELΕλληνικά
γη
ESEspañol
tierra
FAفارسی
زمین
FISuomi
maapallo
FRFrançais
terre
GUGU
પૃથ્વી
HAHA
duniya
HEעברית
כדור הארץ
HIहिन्दी
पृथ्वी
HUMagyar
föld
IDBahasa Indonesia
bumi
IGIG
ala
ITItaliano
terra
JA日本語
地球
KKKK
жер
KMKM
ផែនដី
KO한국어
지구
MRMR
पृथ्वी
MSBahasa Melayu
bumi
MYမြန်မာ
ကမ္ဘာ
NLNederlands
aarde
NONorsk
jorden
PAPA
ਧਰਤੀ
PLPolski
ziemia
PTPortuguês
terra
RORomână
pământ
RUРусский
земля
SVSvenska
jorden
SWKiswahili
ardhi
TAதமிழ்
பூமி
TEతెలుగు
భూమి
THไทย
โลก
TLTL
mundo
TRTürkçe
dünya
UKУкраїнська
земля
URاردو
زمین
VITiếng Việt
trái đất
YOYO
aye
ZH中文
地球
ZUZU
umhlaba

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Historically personified as female ('Mother Earth', 'Gaia'). This association linked women to nature/body while men occupied culture/mind, reinforcing hierarchies.

Inclusive Usage

Refer to 'Earth' neutrally as a planet/system, or use 'world', 'land', 'biosphere' for environmental context.

Inclusive Alternatives

["planet","world","biosphere","land"]

Empowerment Note

Environmental stewardship includes all genders; avoid gendering nature.

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