Eck
See also: eck
English
Proper noun
Eck (plural Ecks)
- A surname from German. — famously held by:
- Johann Eck (German scholastic theologian, 1486–1543)
Derived terms
Translations
the surname Eck
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Statistics
- 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.
Further reading
- Johann Eck on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Bavarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German ecke, from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe̞ɡ̥ː/ (Central)
Noun
Eck n (plural Eckn, diminutive Eckerl)
- corner, edge
- a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something
- region; area; neighbourhood
Derived terms
- Eckhaus
- im Eck sei
East Central German
Further reading
- 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, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 36:
German
Etymology
Variant of Ecke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛk/
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Noun
Eck n (strong or mixed, genitive Eckes or Ecks, plural (southern Germany) Ecke or (Austria) Ecken)
- (Southern Germany, Austria) Synonym of Ecke f (“corner”)
Declension
Declension of Eck [neuter, strong // mixed]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Eck” in Duden online
- “Eck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Eck” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Rhine Franconian Eck, from Middle High German egge, from Old High German egga, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju. Compare German Ecke, English edge.
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