"die Ecke" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /diˈ(ʔ)ɛkə/
Etymology: From die Ecke (“that corner”), probably first in a local sense, then generalized. Etymology templates: {{m|de|die}} die, {{m|de|Ecke}} Ecke Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} die Ecke, {{de-adv}} die Ecke
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, postpositioned) thereabout, approximately, roughly Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-die_Ecke-de-adv-fA~LPAIi

Download JSON data for die Ecke meaning in German (1.5kB)

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