Hürde

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hurt (genitive hürde), from Old High German hurt (“wickerwork”). The modern form is generalized from the Middle High German inflected forms. The consonatism -d- is already normal in written Middle High German, thus due to irregular re-voicing. The expected form hürte is, however, quite common in early modern German; -d- prevails, possibly under the re-inforcing influence of Low German (compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German hurde).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʏʁdə/, [ˈhʏʁdə], [ˈhʏɐ̯də]

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Noun

Hürde f (genitive Hürde, plural Hürden)

1. hurdle

Further reading

• “Hürde” in Duden online