Ecke

== German == === Alternative forms === Eck n (especially in the sense of “corner of a house”) === Etymology === From Middle High German ecke, from Old High German egga, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō. Compare English edge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛkə/ Rhymes: -ɛkə === Noun === Ecke f (genitive Ecke, plural Ecken, diminutive Eckchen n) corner, edge Hyponyms: (seen from the inside) Winkel, Nische 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. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something (short for Hausecke, Straßenecke) corner of a house / of two streets (chiefly colloquial) region, area, neighbourhood Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke. ― You guys live in a nice area around here. (colloquial) bit, tad (graph theory) vertex, node Synonym: Knoten (ball games, short for Eckball or Eckstoß) corner, corner kick Synonym: (Switzerland, alternatively Austria) Corner (ball games, short for Torecke) one of the two areas of a goal near where the post and goalline meet; bottom or lower corner Coordinate term: (area between post and crossbar) Winkel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== eckig anecken an der Ecke, die Ecke um die Ecke bringen, um die Ecke ==== Related terms ==== Dreieck, Dreiländereck, Fünfeck, Sechseck, Vieleck, Viereck, Vierzigeck, Achtundzwanzigeck Eckdaten, Eckfenster, Eckhaus, Eckkneipe, Ecklampe, Eckpapier, Eckpunkt, Ecktisch === Further reading === “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 == === Noun === Ecke plural of Eck