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Alkoven.

alcove, particularly: a bed built or let into the wall

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/alˈkoːvən/
  1. alcove, particularly: a bed built or let into the wall

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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”).

name/alˈkoːvən/
  1. a municipality of Upper Austria, Austria

    neuter · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

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”).

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