Gürtel (“belt”) + Rose (“rose”), from the beltlike shape and red color of the rash.
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌʁoːzə/
- Hyphenation: Gür‧tel‧ro‧se
Gürtelrose f (genitive Gürtelrose, no plural)
- shingles (herpes zoster)
Declension of Gürtelrose [sg-only, feminine]