Gürtel

== 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 === IPA(key): /ˈɡʏʁtəl/, [ˈɡʏɐ̯tl̩] === 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 ==== ==== 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