Polyglot Dictionary

Erdkunde

/ˈeːɐ̯tˌkʊndə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. geography

    Built from Erde (earth) + Kunde (knowledge).

    • In Erdkunde lernen wir Länder.

      In geography we learn about countries.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Erde earth
  • Kunde knowledge

Similar words

geographie

Erdkunde is more of a school-subject term; Geographie is the more academic or general term for "geography."

Similar in other languages

French

géographie

géographie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "geography."

Portuguese

geografia

geografia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "geography."

Practice

1 What does Erdkunde mean?

2 Fill the gap: In ___ lernen wir Länder.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Erdkunde?

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