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German
Etymology
From Middle High German gürtel, from Old High German gurtil, from Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, from Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz (“girdle, belt”). By surface analysis, gürten + el.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gürtel m (strong, genitive Gürtels, plural Gürtel, diminutive Gürtelchen n or Gürtlein n)
- belt (band worn around the waist)
- (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
- 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