German

Noun

Ecke f ‎(genitive Ecke, plural Ecken, diminutive Eckchen n)

1. corner, edge

   Der Tisch steht in der Ecke. — “The table stands in the corner.”

2. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something

   Gib mir mal eine kleine Ecke von dem Kuchen.

   Give me a small piece of the cake, please.

3. (chiefly colloquial) region; area; neighbourhood

   Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke.

   You guys live in a nice area around here.

4. (graph theory) vertex, node
5. (sports) corner

Declension

Synonyms

• (graph theory): Knoten
• (sports): Eckball

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