Earthling

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɜːθlɪŋ/
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• General-American: /ˈɝθlɪŋ/
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From earth + -ling (suffix indicating a resident); earth is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h1er- (“earth”). Old English ierþling (“farmer, husbandman, ploughman”, literally “one of the earth”) is formed from the same roots but generally did not outlive Old English; all modern uses are historical: see earthling. Compare also human, which is derived from Latin humus (“ground, soil”).

From Middle English erthling (“farmer, ploughman”) [and other forms] (in glossaries), from Old English ierþling, eorþling (“farmer, husbandman, ploughman”) [and other forms], from eorþe (“ground; dirt; planet Earth”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h1er- (“earth”)) + -ling (suffix forming personal nouns). The English word is analysable as earth + -ling.

See Earthling.

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Spanish: terrenal — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of heaven
• Spanish: terrestre — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of heaven
• Arabic: أَرْضِيّ (ʔarḍiyy) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Basque: lurtar — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Belarusian: зямля́нін (zjamljánin) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Bulgarian: земля́нин (zemljánin) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Bulgarian: жи́тел на Земя́та (žítel na Zemjáta) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Catalan: terrícola — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Chinese Mandarin: 地球人 (dìqiúrén) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Czech: Pozemšťan — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Danish: jordbo — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Dutch: aardeling — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Dutch: aardbewoner — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Dutch: aardbewoonster — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Esperanto: terano — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Estonian: maalased — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Finnish: Maan asukas — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• French: terrien — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• French: terrienne — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• German: Erdling — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• German: Terraner — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• German: Terranerin — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Greek: γήινος (gíinos) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Hungarian: földlakó — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Icelandic: jarðarbúi — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Indonesian: makhluk bumi — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Indonesian: penduduk bumi — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Italian: terrestre — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Japanese: 地球人 (chikyūjin) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Kazakh: Жер тұрғыны (Jer tūrğyny) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Korean: 지구인 (jigu'in) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Lithuanian: žemiẽtis — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Lithuanian: žemiẽtė — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Macedonian: земјанин (zemjanin) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Malay: makhluk bumi — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Malay: orang bumi — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Malay: penduduk bumi — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Polish: Ziemianin — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Polish: Ziemianka — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Portuguese: terráqueo — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Portuguese: terrestre — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Romanian: pământean — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Romanian: pământeană — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Russian: земля́нин (zemljánin) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Russian: жи́тель Земли́ (žítelʹ Zemlí) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Russian: жи́тельница Земли́ (žítelʹnica Zemlí) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Russian: терра́нец (terránec) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Serbo-Croatian: Зѐмљанин — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Serbo-Croatian: Зѐмљанка — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Serbo-Croatian: Zèmljanin — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Serbo-Croatian: Zèmljanka — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Slovak: Pozemšťan — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Slovene: Zemljan — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Spanish: terráqueo — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Spanish: terrestre — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Spanish: terrícola — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Swedish: jordbo — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Thai: ชาวโลก (chaao-lôok) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Turkish: dünyalı — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Ukrainian: земля́нин (zemljányn) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Ukrainian: ме́шканець Землі́ (méškanecʹ Zemlí) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Ukrainian: ме́шканка Землі́ (méškanka Zemlí) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Ukrainian: терра́нець (terránecʹ) — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Vietnamese: người Trái đất — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Welsh: daearolyn — inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet
• Spanish: mundano — person who is materialistic or worldly