Gürtel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gürtel, from Old High German gurtil, from Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz (“girdle, belt”). By surface analysis, gürten +‎ el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʏʁtəl/, [ˈɡʏɐ̯tl̩]

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Noun

Gürtel m (strong, genitive Gürtels, plural Gürtel, diminutive Gürtelchen n or Gürtlein n)

1. belt (band worn around the waist)
2. (figuratively) belt; strip (e.g. of villages around a city, etc.)

Usage notes

• Belts or girdles for purposes other than being worn around the waist are usually referred to as Riemen or Gurte.

Declension

Declension of Gürtel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gürtel	die	Gürtel
genitive	eines	des	Gürtels	der	Gürtel
dative	einem	dem	Gürtel	den	Gürteln
accusative	einen	den	Gürtel	die	Gürtel

Related terms

• Geldgürtel, Grüngürtel, Hosengürtel, Ledergürtel, Patronengürtel, Plastikgürtel, Speckgürtel, Sprengstoffgürtel, Stoffgürtel
• Gürtelrose, Gürtelschlaufe, Gürtelschnalle

Further reading

• “Gürtel” in Duden online
• “Gürtel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache