Alkoven

See also: alkoven

German

Alternative forms
  • Alkofen

Etymology

From French alcôve f, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic القبَة‎. The later final -n and masculine gender in German through association with unrelated Middle Low German koven (“stable, shed, nook”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alˈkoːvən/
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Noun

Alkoven m (strong, genitive Alkovens, plural Alkoven)

  1. alcove, particularly: a bed built or let into the wall
    Synonym: (Northern Germany) Butze

Declension
Declension of Alkoven [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Alkoven die Alkoven
genitive eines des Alkovens der Alkoven
dative einem dem Alkoven den Alkoven
accusative einen den Alkoven die Alkoven

Proper noun

Alkoven n (proper noun, genitive Alkovens or (optionally with an article) Alkoven)

  1. A municipality of Upper Austria, Austria
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