aards
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ertsch. Equivalent to aarde + -s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːrts/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: aards
Adjective
aards (not comparable)
- earthly, of Earth, Terran
- Antonym: buitenaards
- (religion) of the current life or age on Earth, worldly
Declension
| Declension of aards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | aards | |||
| inflected | aardse | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | aards | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | aardse | ||
| n. sing. | aards | |||
| plural | aardse | |||
| definite | aardse | |||
| partitive | aards | |||
Related terms
- bovenaards
- buitenaards
- onderaards
Descendants
- Afrikaans: aards