Säbelrasseln

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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)
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  • Hyphenation: Sä‧bel‧ras‧seln

Noun

Säbelrasseln n (strong, genitive Säbelrasselns, no plural)

  1. sabre-rattling
    • 2022 February 9, Kevin Kühnert, quotee, “Ukraine-Konflikt: SPD-Spitze auf Distanz zu Schröder”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung[1]:
      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)

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