Rettungsanker

== German == === Etymology === From Rettung (“rescue”) +‎ -s- +‎ Anker (“anchor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛtʊŋsˌʔaŋkɐ/ Hyphenation: Ret‧tungs‧an‧ker === Noun === Rettungsanker m (strong, genitive Rettungsankers, plural Rettungsanker) (figuratively) lifeline (a source of salvation in a crisis) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Rettungsanker” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Rettungsanker”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Rettungsanker” in Duden online “Rettungsanker”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008– “Rettungsanker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon