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
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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.
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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.
-
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.
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region, area, neighbourhood
colloquial, feminine
Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke.
You guys live in a nice area around here.
-
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.
- vertex, node feminine
- corner, corner kick feminine
- one of the two areas of a goal near where the post and goalline meet; bottom or lower corner feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Ecke | Ecken |
| Accusative | Ecke | Ecken |
| Dative | Ecke | Ecken |
| Genitive | Ecke | Ecken |