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German
Etymology
Säbel (“saber”) + Rasseln (“rattling”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛːbl̩ˌʁasl̩n/, /ˈzɛːbəlˌʁasəln/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːbl̩-/, /ˈzeːbəl-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Sä‧bel‧ras‧seln
Noun
Säbelrasseln n (strong, genitive Säbelrasselns, no plural)
- sabre-rattling
2022 February 9, Kevin Kühnert, quotee, “Ukraine-Konflikt: SPD-Spitze auf Distanz zu Schröder”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung:Der Vorwurf des Säbelrasselns an die Ukraine ist eine offenkundige Verdrehung der Tatsachen und, mit Verlaub, einfach Mumpitz.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Säbelrasseln
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