Gurt

See also: gurt and GURT

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gurt, a backformation from the verb gürten (“to gird”) and the noun gürtel (“belt”). See modern German gürten and Gürtel for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʊʁt/

• Audio (Austria):

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Gurt m (strong, genitive Gurtes or Gurts, plural Gurte)

1. strap; belt (tough band, used for purposes other than being worn around the waist)

   Synonyms: Koppel, Riemen

Declension

Declension of Gurt [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gurt	die	Gurte
genitive	eines	des	Gurtes, Gurts	der	Gurte
dative	einem	dem	Gurt, Gurte1	den	Gurten
accusative	einen	den	Gurt	die	Gurte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Auffanggurt
• Beckengurt
• gurtartig
• Gurtband
• Gürtel
• gürten
• Gurthalterung
• Gurtriemen
• Gurtverschluss
• Haltegurt
• Munitionsgurt
• Sattelgurt
• Schultergurt
• Sicherheitsgurt
• Tragegurt

Further reading

• “Gurt” in Duden online
• “Gurt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache