The German word for corner is
Ecke
Gender
The gender of Ecke is feminine. E.g. die Ecke.Plural
The plural of Ecke is Ecken.German Definition
corner | |
Substantiv: | |
[1] das Eck, die Ecke | |
[2] der Eckball | |
[3] der Winkel | |
[1] "With hardly a word spoken, but with a kindly eye, he waved me to an arm-chair, threw across his case of cigars, and indicated a spirit case and a gasogene in the corner." |
Translations for corner and their definitions
Ecke | |||
n-f. corner, edge | |||
Der Tisch steht in der Ecke. - The table stands in the corner. | |||
n-f. 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. | |||
n-f. (chiefly colloquial) region; area; neighbourhood | |||
Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke. - You guys live in a nice area around here. | |||
n-f. (graph theory) vertex, node | |||
n-f. (sports) corner, corner kick |
Winkel | ||
n-m. (geometry) angle (measure, figure) | ||
n-m. corner, nook | ||
n-m. chevron |
in die Enge treiben | ||
v. to trap, to scare, to corner | ||
Viele Menschen fühlen sich durch die neuen Beschränkungen in die Enge getrieben. - Many people feel cornered by the new restrictions. |
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