alkóv

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Internationalism, mainly via German Alkoven (alcove).[1] Ultimately from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlkoːv]
  • Hyphenation: al‧kóv
  • Rhymes: -oːv

Noun

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alkóv (plural alkóvok)

  1. alcove (small recessed area set off from a larger room)
    Hyponym: hálófülke

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative alkóv alkóvok
accusative alkóvot alkóvokat
dative alkóvnak alkóvoknak
instrumental alkóvval alkóvokkal
causal-final alkóvért alkóvokért
translative alkóvvá alkóvokká
terminative alkóvig alkóvokig
essive-formal alkóvként alkóvokként
essive-modal
inessive alkóvban alkóvokban
superessive alkóvon alkóvokon
adessive alkóvnál alkóvoknál
illative alkóvba alkóvokba
sublative alkóvra alkóvokra
allative alkóvhoz alkóvokhoz
elative alkóvból alkóvokból
delative alkóvról alkóvokról
ablative alkóvtól alkóvoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
alkóvé alkóvoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
alkóvéi alkóvokéi
Possessive forms of alkóv
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. alkóvom alkóvjaim
2nd person sing. alkóvod alkóvjaid
3rd person sing. alkóvja alkóvjai
1st person plural alkóvunk alkóvjaink
2nd person plural alkóvotok alkóvjaitok
3rd person plural alkóvjuk alkóvjaik

Derived terms

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Compound words

References

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  1. ^ alkóv in Károly Gerstner, editor, Új magyar etimológiai szótár [New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÚESz.), Online edition (beta version), Budapest: MTA Research Institute for Linguistics / Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2011–2024.

Further reading

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  • alkóv in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • alkóv in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).