Alkoven

== German == === Alternative forms === Alkofen === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈkoːvən/ === Noun === Alkoven m (strong, genitive Alkovens, plural Alkoven) alcove, particularly: a bed built or let into the wall Synonym: (Northern Germany) Butze ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Alkoven n (proper noun, genitive Alkovens or (optionally with an article) Alkoven) a municipality of Upper Austria, Austria