die Ecke

German

Etymology

From die Ecke (“that corner”), probably first in a local sense, then generalized.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈ(ʔ)ɛkə/

Adverb

die Ecke

1. (colloquial, idiomatic, postpositioned) thereabout, approximately, roughly

   Wo seid ihr überall gewesen? – Nürnberg, Würzburg, Bamberg, so die Ecke.

   “What places did you visit?” − “Nuremberg, Würzburg, Bamberg, thereabout.”

   Ich bin um Mitternacht die Ecke wieder da.

   “I'll be back at midnight or thereabout.”

   Der Baum ist bestimmt zwanzig Meter hoch. – Ja, die Ecke.

   “That tree must be twenty metres high.” – “Yes, thereabout.”