"Ecke" meaning in German

See Ecke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛkə/ Audio: De-Ecke.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German ecke, from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō. Compare English edge. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ecke}} Middle High German ecke, {{inh|de|goh|ecka}} Old High German ecka, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*aggju}} Proto-West Germanic *aggju, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*agjō}} Proto-Germanic *agjō, {{cog|en|edge}} English edge Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=chen}} Ecke f (genitive Ecke, plural Ecken, diminutive Eckchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Ecke [genitive], Ecken [plural], Eckchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ecke [nominative, singular], Ecken [definite, nominative, plural], Ecke [genitive, singular], Ecken [definite, genitive, plural], Ecke [dative, singular], Ecken [dative, definite, plural], Ecke [accusative, singular], Ecken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. corner, edge Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Ecke-de-noun-viWOXGJe
  2. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Ecke-de-noun-kPV5Zjk7
  3. (chiefly colloquial) region; area; neighbourhood Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-Ecke-de-noun-NPQFbQEZ
  4. (graph theory) vertex, node Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Graph theory Synonyms: Knoten
    Sense id: en-Ecke-de-noun-douz7I6g Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
  5. (sports) corner, corner kick Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: Corner, Eckball, Eckstoß
    Sense id: en-Ecke-de-noun-Y6dOSjdO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 17 12 61 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 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

Inflected forms

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  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "The table stands in the corner.",
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        "(chiefly colloquial) region; area; neighbourhood"
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          "name": "Graph theory",
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            "Computing",
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        "mathematics",
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            "Human behaviour",
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        "lifestyle",
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}

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