Hürde

See also: Hurde

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]
  • (file)

Noun

Hürde f (genitive Hürde, plural Hürden)

  1. (sports or figurative) hurdle
    • 2023 August 30, Esther Geißlinger, “Flensburger Baupläne stocken: Das fehlende Formular”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Geht es schief, wäre es nicht das erste Mal, dass die Flensburger Verwaltung ein Großprojekt plant, ohne alle rechtlichen und formalen Hürden aus dem Weg zu räumen []
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  2. (dated) fold, hurdle (frame of wattled twigs, etc., used for enclosing land)
    Synonym: Flechtzaun

Declension

Derived terms

  • hürdenreich
  • Hürdenlauf
  • Fünf-Prozent-Hürde

Further reading

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