Ecke

Meaning

  1. (feminine) corner, edge
  2. (feminine) a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something
  3. (colloquial,feminine) region; area; neighbourhood
  4. (feminine) vertex, node
  5. (feminine) corner, corner kick

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

egg

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

egge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛkə/
Etymology

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

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Sentences
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Barbara  pfeffert  ihre   Jacke   achtlos   in   die Ecke .

Barbara peppers her jacket carelessly into the corner.