Ecke

German

Etymology

From Old High German ecka, from Proto-Germanic *agjō. Akin to English edge.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛkə/
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Noun

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
  5. (sports) corner

Declension
Declension of Ecke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ecke die Ecken
genitive einer der Ecke der Ecken
dative einer der Ecke den Ecken
accusative eine die Ecke die Ecken

Synonyms
  • (graph theory): Knoten
  • (sports): Eckball

Further reading
  • Ecke in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Ecke

  1. plural of Eck
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