Eck

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the German Eck.

Proper noun[edit]

Eck (plural Ecks)

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

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Statistics[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈe̞ɡ̥ː/ (Central)

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Eck m

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name Eckhardt

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Further reading[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Variant of Ecke.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛk/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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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Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German egga.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Eck m (plural Ecken or Ecker)

  1. corner

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Eck n (plural Ecke)

  1. corner
  2. angle
  3. section