girth

English

Etymology

Old Norse gjǫrð (whence the Icelandic gjörð), akin to Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (gairda), German Gurt.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɜː(ɹ)θ/, SAMPA: /g3:(r)T/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)θ

Noun

girth (plural girths)

1. The distance measured around an object.
2. A band passed under the belly of an animal to hold various types of saddles in place.
3. (informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.

Synonyms

• circumference
• cinch

Translations

the distance measured around an object

Czech: obvod (cs) m. Dutch: omtrek (nl) m., omvang (nl) m. Finnish: ympärysmitta (fi) French: circonférence (fr) f. German: Umfang (de) m. Hebrew: היקף (hekef) Hungarian: kerület (hu)

Italian: circonferenza (it) f. Macedonian: обем (mk) (óbem) m. Norwegian: omkrets (no) m. Russian: обхват (ru) (obkhvát) m. Spanish: circunferencia (es) f. Swedish: omkrets (sv) c.

equipment

Finnish: satulavyö (fi) German: Sattelgurt m. Icelandic: gjörð (is) f., söðulgjörð (is) f. Macedonian: колан за седло (mk) (kólan za sédlo) m.

Norwegian: salgjord (no) m. Polish: popręg m. Russian: подпруга (ru) Spanish: cincha (es) f. Swedish: sadelgjord (sv) c., gjord (sv) c.

Anagrams

• grith
• right