Merkel-Raute

German

Angela Merkel making the „Merkel-Raute“

Etymology

Merkel + Raute (“rhombus”), in reference to Angela Merkel’s iconic hand gesture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛʁkl̩ʁaʊ̯tə]

Noun

Merkel-Raute f (genitive Merkel-Raute, plural Merkel-Rauten)

1. a hand gesture made by resting one’s hands in front of the stomach so that the fingertips meet with the thumbs and index fingers forming a rough quadrangular shape.

Declension

Declension of Merkel-Raute [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Merkel-Raute	die	Merkel-Rauten
genitive	einer	der	Merkel-Raute	der	Merkel-Rauten
dative	einer	der	Merkel-Raute	den	Merkel-Rauten
accusative	eine	die	Merkel-Raute	die	Merkel-Rauten

Synonyms

• (the Merkel diamond): Merkelizer (rare), Raute der Macht

Further reading

• Merkel-Raute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Merkel-Raute on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de