alkowa

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word alkowa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word alkowa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say alkowa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word alkowa you have here. The definition of the word alkowa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofalkowa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: alkową

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French alcôve,[1] from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic اَلْقُبَّة (al-qubba).[2][3][4] First attested in 1665–1683.[5]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈkɔ.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔva
  • Syllabification: al‧ko‧wa

Noun

alkowa f (diminutive alkówka)

  1. (architecture) alcove (small recessed area set off from a larger room, used for sleeping)
    królewska alkowa ― royal alcove
    małżeńska alkowa ― marital/marriage alcove
    mała alkowa ― small alcove
    tajemnica alkowy ― secret of a alcove
    zacisze alkowy ― alcove recess

Declension

Declension of alkowa
singular plural
nominative alkowa alkowy
genitive alkowy alków
dative alkowie alkowom
accusative alkowę alkowy
instrumental alkową alkowami
locative alkowie alkowach
vocative alkowo alkowy

Derived terms

adjective

References

  1. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alkowa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alkowa”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “alkowa”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “alkowa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  5. ^ Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (24.03.2009) “ALKOWA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia