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Gürtel
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German
Etymology
de ine-pro *gʰerdʰ-
From de gmh gürtel, from de goh gurtil, from de gmw-pro *gurdil, from de gem-pro *gurdilaz girdle, belt. de gürten el.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɡʏʁtəl/ [ˈɡʏɐ̯tl̩]
de De-Gürtel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m chen,Gürtlein
belt band worn around the waist
de 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 de Riemen or de Gurt Gurte.
Declension
m
Related terms
de Geldgürtel, de Grüngürtel, de Hosengürtel, de Ledergürtel, de Patronengürtel, de Plastikgürtel, de Speckgürtel, de Sprengstoffgürtel, de Stoffgürtel
de Gürtelrose, de Gürtelschlaufe, de Gürtelschnalle
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