Feminine

Eselsbrücke

mnemonic (a mental technique to remember something, e.g. a sentence)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈeːzəlsˌbrʏkə/
Etymology

In summary

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.

Gedächtnishilfe

Merksatz

Merkregel

Merkhilfe

Lernspruch

Eselsleiter

Merkreim

Lernhilfe

Merkvers

pons asini

pons asinorum

moyen mnémotechnique

espediente mnemonico

mnemotechniek

bryk

remediavagos

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