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German
Etymology
From die Ecke (“that corner”), probably first in a local sense, then generalized.
Pronunciation
Adverb
die Ecke
- (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.”