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Alkoven
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alkoven
German
de:+ (Bettnische)
Alternative forms
de Alkofen
Etymology
From de fr alcôve f, from de es alcoba, from de ar قبة القبَة. The later final -n and masculine gender in German through association with unrelated de gml koven (“stable, shed, nook”).
Pronunciation
de /alˈkoːvən/
de De-Alkoven.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
alcove, particularly: a bed built or let into the wall
de Butze<q:Northern Germany>
Declension
m
Proper noun
toponym
de municipality s/Upper Austria c/Austria