Merkel

See also: merkel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Merkel.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Merkel

  1. A surname from German; variant form Merkley.
    • 2025 February 23, Lisa Haseldine, “Whatever happens next, Merkelism is finished”, in The Telegraph‎[1], archived from the original on 23 February 2025:
      Germany can’t afford to stick to the stately plod into decline that Merkel initiated any longer. Merz will have to act fast, and break things to pull the country out of the quagmire it finds itself in.
  2. A city in Taylor County, Texas, United States.

Derived terms

  • merkel

Translations

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛʁkl̩]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Proper noun

Merkel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Merkels or (with an article) Merkel, feminine genitive Merkel, plural Merkels or Merkel)

  1. a surname
    Die Macht der deutschen Kanzlerin Angela Merkel ist geschwächt.
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel's power is weakening.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 默克爾 / 默克尔 (Mòkè'ěr) (transliteration)
  • → English: Merkel

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɛʁ.kew/ [ˈmɛh.keʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɾ.kew/ [ˈmɛɾ.keʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmɛʁ.kew/ [ˈmɛχ.keʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɻ.kew/ [ˈmɛɻ.keʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɛɾ.kɛl/ [ˈmɛɾ.kɛɫ]

  • Hyphenation: Mer‧kel

Proper noun

Merkel m or f by sense

  1. a surname in German
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