Ecker
See also: ecker
German
Etymology
See Buchecker.
Pronunciation
Noun
Ecker f (genitive Ecker, plural Eckern)
- (dated, rare) beechnut
- (obsolete) acorn
- (archaic or regional, usually in the plural) acorns as a suit in German playing cards
- 1815 June 10, Intelligenzblatt der Neuen Jugend-Zeitung, number 8, page 2:
- Das Daus von Eckern zeigt den Barden unter der Eiche, wie die Germanen, ihn anlauschend, Wort und Klang vernehmen. – Das Daus von Herzen hat ein Tournier und die Preisvertheilung für Ritter und Sänger. – Das Daus in Schellen schildert eine neumodige Gasterei mit einem Vorschreier. – Das Daus in Grün hat einen Familienzirkel, wo die jungen Leute des Hauses durch Musik erfreuen. Dies sind die Festlichkeiten, die übrigen Karten dringen in die Häuslichkeit. […]
- The acorns deuce shows a bard under an oak, like the Germans, listening to him, hearken word and sound. – The deuce of hearts has a tourney for knights and singers. – The deuce of bells depicts a fashionable fest with a crier. – The deuce in green has a family circle where the young people of the house delight through music. These are the festivities, the remaining cards thring towards domestic matters.
Declension
See also
German suits in German · das Deutsche Blatt (layout · text) | |||
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Herz, Rot | Schellen | Laub, Grün | Eichel, Eckern |
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