Eselsbrücke

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German

FWOTD – 6 June 2017

Etymology

From Esel (“donkey”) +‎ -s- +‎ Brücke (“bridge”), a calque of Latin pōns asinōrum. Apparently attested in German from the 18th c. Compare the same in Dutch ezelsbrug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːzəlsˌbrʏkə/
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  • Hyphenation: Esels‧brü‧cke; pre-1996: Esels‧brük‧ke

Noun

Eselsbrücke f (genitive Eselsbrücke, plural Eselsbrücken)

  1. (somewhat informal) mnemonic (a mental technique to remember something, e.g. a sentence)
    Synonyms: Merksatz, Merkspruch
    Bau dir einfach eine Eselsbrücke! ― Simply come up with a mnemonic.
    Denk dir einfach eine Eselsbrücke aus! ― (idem)
    • 2012, Caruso Matarese, Nie mehr Blind Date, epubli, →ISBN:
      Ich habe mir seinerzeit, als sie es aus ihrem bezaubernden Kussmund verlauten ließ, dass sie im März Geburtstag hat, eine Eselsbrücke gebaut, um mir auf jeden Fall den Monat zu merken. Die Eselsbrücke, wie war die denn doch gleich?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Eselsbrücke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Eselsbrücke die Eselsbrücken
genitive einer der Eselsbrücke der Eselsbrücken
dative einer der Eselsbrücke den Eselsbrücken
accusative eine die Eselsbrücke die Eselsbrücken

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