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Eck

See also: eck

English

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Etymology

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From the German Eck.

Proper noun

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Eck (plural Ecks)

  1. A surname from German. — famously held by:
    1. Johann Eck (German scholastic theologian, 1486–1543)

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Eck is the 4,618th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7,681 individuals. Eck is most common among White (95.66%) individuals.

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ecke, from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈe̞ɡ̥ː/ (Central)

Noun

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Eck n (plural Eckn, diminutive Eckerl)

  1. corner, edge
  2. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something
  3. region; area; neighbourhood

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East Central German

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Proper noun

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Eck m

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name Eckhardt
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  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 36:

German

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Etymology

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Variant of Ecke.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛk/
  • Audio:(file)

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Eck n (strong or mixed, genitive Eckes or Ecks, plural (southern Germany) Ecke or (Austria) Ecken)

  1. (Southern Germany, Austria) Synonym of Ecke f (“corner”)

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Declension of Eck [neuter, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eck die Ecke2, Ecken3
genitive eines des Eckes, Ecks der Ecke2, Ecken3
dative einem dem Eck, Ecke1 den Ecken
accusative ein das Eck die Ecke2, Ecken3

1Now rare, see notes.
2Southern Germany.
3Austria.

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German egga.

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Eck m (plural Ecken or Ecker)

  1. corner

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Rhine Franconian Eck, from Middle High German egge, from Old High German egga, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju. Compare German Ecke, English edge.

Noun

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Eck n (plural Ecke)

  1. corner
  2. angle
  3. section
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