gordel
See also: gördel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gordel, from Old Dutch gurdel, from Proto-West Germanic *gurdil, from Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz. Equivalent to gorden + -el.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɔr.dəl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: gor‧del
Noun
gordel m (plural gordels, diminutive gordeltje n)
- belt, a (typically leather) band worn around the waist
- belt, roughly belt-shaped area
- seat belt
- Synonyms: veiligheidsgordel, autogordel, autoriem, riem
Synonyms
- (band): riem
Derived terms
- autogordel
- Gordel van Smaragd
- gordelroos
- grachtengordel
- jarretelgordel
- kuisheidsgordel
- onder de gordel
- ontgordelen
- refogordel
- veiligheidsgordel
- wapengordel
- zwemgordel