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die Ecke

noun · /ˈɛkə/ ·
Etymology

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

Translation

  1. corner, edge feminine

    Ich habe mich an der Ecke vom Tisch gestoßen.

    I bumped into the corner of the table.

    Der Tisch steht in der Ecke.

    The table stands in the corner.

  2. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something feminine

    Gib mir mal eine kleine Ecke von dem Kuchen.

    Give me a small piece of the cake, please.

  3. corner of a house / of two streets feminine

    Hier ist ein nettes Lokal gleich an der Ecke.

    There’s a nice restaurant right here on the corner.

  4. region, area, neighbourhood colloquial, feminine

    Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke.

    You guys live in a nice area around here.

  5. bit, tad colloquial, feminine

    Es gibt Metal und Death-Metal, das ist dann nochmal ’ne Ecke härter.

    There’s metal and there’s death metal, which is a tad harder still.

  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

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Ecke Ecken
Accusative Ecke Ecken
Dative Ecke Ecken
Genitive Ecke Ecken

Ecke

noun ·

Translation

  1. angle source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. angle source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. corner kick; corner throw; corner ball; corner source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en