alcove
alcove · alcoves · alcoved · alcoving
To furnish with an alcove or to form an alcovelike recessTo furnish (something) with an alcove or to form an alcovelike recess.
UK/ˈæl.kəʊv/US/ˈæl.koʊv/
» An alcove is useful for storing things.
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(rare)To furnish (something) with an alcove or to form an alcovelike recess.
Alkoven, Alkov, Alkove
ни́шаníša, алько́вalʹkóv
алько́вalʹkóv, ні́шаníša
Examples
3 sentencesAn alcove is useful for storing things.
The apartment has an alcove.
I found an alcove with a statue of a Hindu deity.
deIch fand eine Gebetsnische mit einer Statue einer Hindugottheit. — Esperantostern
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
small recessed area:
Русский
small recessed area:
Deutsch
small recessed area:
Origin
From French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubFrom French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, “vault, chamber with vaulted roof”). Doublet of qubba.
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Forms
alcoves, alcoving, alcoved, alcovedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle