earthen en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɜː(ɹ)θən/ (UK)
- /ˈɝθən/ (US)
- /ˈɜː(ɹ)ðən/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English erthen, urthen, from Old English eorþen, yrþen, ierþen (“made of earth”), from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz. Cognate with Dutch aarden (“earthen”), German irden (“earthen”). By surface analysis, earth + -en (“made of”).
Meanings
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Made of earth or mud.
But transects have also been utilised in a large variety of arenas, including surveying the contents of Amerindian earthen mounds[.]
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans A hundred earthen dwellings stood on the margin of the lake […]
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(especially, of pottery) Made of clay.
But, leſt theſe Reaſons ſhould be eſteemed conjectural, I ſhall farther prove, and confirm my Opinion from Martinius, who, in the Place before quoted, ſpeaks in the following Manner: "It is not without Reaſon, that the City Gnihing [translating 宜興 /宜兴 (Yíxīng)] receives that Name, which, in their Language, ſignifies the Glory of the Earth; and which was beſtowed upon it, becauſe in it are made the earthen Veſſels, uſed in diluting, and drinking their Tea.
1746, Simon Pauli, quoting Martinius, translated by Dr. James, A Treatise on Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate, London: T. Osborne, →OCLC, pages 149–150:1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation ... the Godfathers and Godmothers follow into the midst of the Church, where there is a small table ready set, and on it an earthen pot ful of warme water, […]
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(archaic) Earthly.
Will they be yours when one by one these earthen / Delights and comforts and all beauties wane? / Will they be found laid up above, illumined?
1903, Maria Lydia Winkler, From Glory to Glory; Or, The Christian's Glorious Ministry, page 228:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more earthen | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most earthen | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
earthen mound · earthenwork · earthenware
Translations (29)
la fictilis (made of clay) · la terreus (made of earth or mud) · bg пръстен (made of earth or mud) · cy priddin (made of earth or mud) · ru гли́няный (made of clay) · de irden (made of clay) · cy pridd (made of earth or mud) · gl de arxila (made of clay) · ar فَخَرِيّ (made of clay) · cy o bridd (made of earth or mud) · ar تُرَابِيّ (made of earth or mud) · ar طِينِيّ (made of clay) · cs hliněný (made of clay) · grc χοϊκός (made of earth or mud) · ga cré (made of clay) · hy հողեղեն (made of earth or mud) · ota طوپراق (made of clay) · ota طوپراق (made of earth or mud) · got 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (made of earth or mud) · de irdisch (made of earth or mud) · ga criaga (made of clay) · got 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (made of clay) · fi savi- (made of clay) · eo tera (made of earth or mud) · nl kleien (made of clay) · ru земляно́й (made of earth or mud) · nl aarden (made of earth or mud) · ar خَزَفِيّ (made of clay) · bg глинен (made of clay)