Hürde

Hurde German Alternative forms de Horde Hurde see usage notes below Etymology de gem-pro 1 ine-pro From de gmh hürde, genitive/dative of gmh hurt, from de goh hurd wickerwork, from de gmw-pro *hurdi *hurdi, *hurþi. The goh - form (along with osx hurth) requires gmw-pro *þ. The byform gmw-pro hurt may have underlying gmw-pro *d, unless it is due to final devoicing (which is at any rate the case in gmh -). The sports sense (late 19th c.) is a de en hurdle 1 (since 1830s). Pronunciation de /ˈhʏrdə/ [ˈhʏʁ.də] [ˈhʏɐ̯.də] de De-Hürde.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f hurdle de sports now the main use obstacle for athletes de figurative any obstacle to be overcome de Esther Geißlinger Flensburger Baupläne stocken: Das fehlende Formular Die Tageszeitung: taz 2023-08-30 https://taz.de/!5953231/ 0931-9085 Geht es schief, wäre es nicht das erste Mal, dass die Flensburger Verwaltung ein Großprojekt plant, ohne alle rechtlichen und formalen Hürden aus dem Weg zu räumen: Für den Bau einer Straße war ein Landwirt enteignet worden – zu Unrecht, wie sich später herausstellte. de agriculture forestry mobile fencing element (formerly often of twigs, now more often other materials) II i Ein Sommernachtstraum Leer steht die Hürd auf der ersäuften Flur, / Und Krähen prassen in der siechen Herde. The fold stands empty in the drownèd field, / And crows are fatted with the murrion flock; rack on which fruit and vegetables are stored or dried Usage notes In senses 1.1 and 1.2, only the form de Hürde is used. In the original senses 1.3 and 1.4, many dictionaries prescribe a distinction: de Hürde for “fencing element” and de Horde for “rack”. However, both forms can be found in both senses. In fact, it appears that de Horde is now predominant in the technical parlance of agriculture and forestry, though there is also a regional difference insofar as de Horde is the more northern form. A third form, also in both senses, is de Hurde (southern, chiefly Swiss). Declension f Derived terms de Hürdenlauf hürdenreich Schafhürde 4-Prozent-Hürde 5-Prozent-Hürde Further reading