Eselsbrücke

== German == === 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/ Hyphenation: Esels‧brü‧cke; pre-1996: Esels‧brük‧ke === Noun === Eselsbrücke f (genitive Eselsbrücke, plural Eselsbrücken) (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) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Eselsbrücke on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Eselsbrücke” in Duden online