Gurt

See also: gurt and GURT

German

ein Gurt im Auto — a belt in a car

Männer mit Munitionsgurten — men with ammunition belts

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/

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Noun

Gurt m (genitive Gurts or Gurtes, plural Gurte)

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

Synonyms

• Koppel
• Riemen

Derived terms

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

 

Further reading

• “Gurt” in Duden online