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 Middle Low German hurde).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʏʁdə/, [ˈhʏʁdə], [ˈhʏɐ̯də]
Audio (file)
Noun
Hürde f (genitive Hürde, plural Hürden)
- hurdle
Declension
Declension of Hürde
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Hürde | die | Hürden |
genitive | einer | der | Hürde | der | Hürden |
dative | einer | der | Hürde | den | Hürden |
accusative | eine | die | Hürde | die | Hürden |
Further reading
- Hürde in Duden online