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die Ecke

B1

corner

English meaning
corner
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Ecken
Vocabulary package
Streets & Roads

Ecke in a sentence

Das Regal stellen wir hier in die Ecke.

We put the shelf here in the corner.

Declension of die Ecke

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Eckedie Ecken
Accusativedie Eckedie Ecken
Dativeder Eckeden Ecken
Genitiveder Eckeder Ecken

Word family

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Where Ecke comes from

mittelhochdeutsch ecke, althochdeutsch egga, germanisch *agjō „Schärfe, Kante“, belegt seit dem 11. Jahrhundert, als Teil des Kompositums eggibug „Abzweigung“ bereits im 8. Jahrhundert bezeugt

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Questions about Ecke

Is it der, die or das Ecke?

It is die Ecke — Ecke is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Ecken.

What is the plural of Ecke?

The plural of die Ecke is die Ecken.

What is the genitive of Ecke?

The genitive singular is der Ecke. The dative plural is den Ecken.

What does Ecke mean in English?

die Ecke means "corner". For example: "Das Regal stellen wir hier in die Ecke." — "We put the shelf here in the corner."

What level is Ecke in German?

Ecke is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the streets & roads vocabulary.

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