Ecker

ecker German Etymology The now rare simplex Ecker from de gmh ackeran, gmh eckern; only once attested in de goh ekarn. Ultimately from de gem-pro *akraną, whence also en acorn. An original neuter or masculine whose final -n was interpreted as a plural morpheme and which was subsequently made into a feminine. Kluge (24th edition) considers it a chiefly Low German word (compare gml ākeren, gml eckeren). See also de Buchecker. Pronunciation de /ˈɛkɐ/ de De-Ecker.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f de dated rare beechnut de obsolete acorn de archaic _ or _ regional usually in the plural acorns as a suit in German playing cards de 1815-06-10 Intelligenzblatt der Neuen Jugend-Zeitung 8 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=RkxQAAAAcAAJ&pg=PT16 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 f See also Further reading Hunsrik Pronunciation +<hyph:Ec.ker> Noun hrx noun form hrx Acker