alkóv
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- alkoven (archaic)
Etymology
Internationalism, mainly via German Alkoven (“alcove”).[1] Ultimately from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒlkoːv]
- Hyphenation: al‧kóv
- Rhymes: -oːv
Noun
alkóv (plural alkóvok)
- alcove (small recessed area set off from a larger room)
- Hyponym: hálófülke
Declension
| 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 |
| 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
- alkóvos
Compound words
- alkóvágy
References
- ^ 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
- alkóv in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (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).