Furt

See also: furt, fürt, and fúrt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vurt m or (northern) f, from Old High German furt m, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téw-, oblique stem of *pértus.

The feminine gender is of Central and Low German origin; compare Middle Low German vōrde m or f, whence also the doublet Förde f. Another doublet is Fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr. Further cognate with Dutch voord, English ford and firth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʊrt/, [fʊʁt], [fʊɐ̯t]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Homophone: fuhrt (some speakers)

Noun

Furt f (genitive Furt, plural Furten)

1. ford (shallow river crossing)

   Viele Städte wuchsen an einer Furt, was sich in Städtenamen wie Frankfurt, Erfurt oder Klagenfurt widerspiegelt.

   Many cities grew near a ford, a fact reflected in city names such as Frankfurt, Erfurt, or Klagenfurt.

Declension

Declension of Furt [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Furt	die	Furten
genitive	einer	der	Furt	der	Furten
dative	einer	der	Furt	den	Furten
accusative	eine	die	Furt	die	Furten

Further reading

• “Furt” in Duden online
• “Furt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)