alkóv

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Internationalism, mainly via German Alkoven (“alcove”). Ultimately from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba).

Pronunciation

Noun

alkóv (plural alkóvok)

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

Declension

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

Compound words

References

  1. ^ alkóv in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations

Further reading

  • 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 Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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