Ecke

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ecke, from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō. Compare English edge.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛkə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛkə

Noun

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Ecke f (genitive Ecke, plural Ecken, diminutive Eckchen n)

  1. corner, edge
    Der Tisch steht in der Ecke.The table stands in the corner.
  2. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something
    Gib mir mal eine kleine Ecke von dem Kuchen.
    Give me a small piece of the cake, please.
  3. (chiefly colloquial) region; area; neighbourhood
    Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke.
    You guys live in a nice area around here.
  4. (graph theory) vertex, node
    Synonym: Knoten
  5. (sports) corner, corner kick
    Synonyms: Corner, Eckball, Eckstoß

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Ecke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Ecke” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Ecke” in Duden online
  • Ecke on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Pennsylvania German

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Noun

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Ecke

  1. plural of Eck