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