Gürtelrose

German

Etymology

Gürtel (“belt”) +‎ Rose (“rose”), from the beltlike shape and red color of the rash.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌʁoːzə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gür‧tel‧ro‧se

Noun

Gürtelrose f (genitive Gürtelrose, no plural)

  1. shingles (herpes zoster)

Declension

Declension of Gürtelrose [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Gürtelrose
genitive einer der Gürtelrose
dative einer der Gürtelrose
accusative eine die Gürtelrose

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