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Ecke.

corner, edge

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛkə/
  1. corner, edge

    feminine
    Ich habe mich an der Ecke vom Tisch gestoßen.
    Der Tisch steht in der Ecke.
  2. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something

    feminine
    Gib mir mal eine kleine Ecke von dem Kuchen.
  3. corner of a house / of two streets

    feminine
    Hier ist ein nettes Lokal gleich an der Ecke.
  4. region, area, neighbourhood

    colloquial · feminine
    Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke.
  5. bit, tad

    colloquial · feminine
    Es gibt Metal und Death-Metal, das ist dann nochmal ’ne Ecke härter.
  6. vertex, node

    feminine
  7. corner, corner kick

    feminine
  8. one of the two areas of a goal near where the post and goalline meet; bottom or lower corner

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

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