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der Gürtel

noun · /ˈɡʏʁtəl/ ·
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.

Translation

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

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Gürtel Gürtel
Accusative Gürtel Gürtel
Dative Gürtel Gürteln
Genitive Gürtels Gürtel