Polyglot Dictionary

Ecke

/ˈɛkə/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Ecken

Meaning

  1. corner

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

zipfel

Zipfel is more about a pointed tip or corner, like the corner of a napkin or tablecloth; Ecke is more general, like the corner of a room or street.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esquina

esquina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "corner."

Practice

1 What does Ecke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Laden ist gleich um die ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ecke?

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