Erdschatten
German, noun[ˈeːɐ̯tʃatn̩]
Erdschatten is spelled E-R-D-S-C-H-A-T-T-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 232,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erdschatten is a German masculine noun meaning “shadow of the earth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Schatten, der von der Erde verursacht wird”.
What does Erdschatten mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshadow of the earth
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Schatten, der von der Erde verursacht wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Erdschatten
- Erdschattens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erdschatten?
- [ˈeːɐ̯tʃatn̩]
- [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʃatən]
- [ˈeːɐ̯tˌʃatn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erdschatten in German?
Erdschatten appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).