Gürtelrose

German

Gürtelrose

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌʁoːzə/

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• 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

Further reading

• “Gürtelrose” in Duden online