alcove

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
2. A shady retreat.
3. The geographical and geological term for a steep-sided hollow in the side of an exposed rock face or cliff of a homogeneous rock type, that was water eroded.

Konzepte

Alkoven

Bettnische

Nische

Gartenlaube

Schlafgelegenheit

Schlafgemach

Schlafraum

Schlafzimmer

Zimmer

Tokonoma

Schlafstube

Alkove

Bett

🛏️

Gasse

Raum

Synonyme

recess

bay

niche

arbor

bedroom

booth

cavity

chamber

concavity

cubicle

dais

dormer

enclosure

lane

nook

padding

passage

pergola

pock

recession

room

scarf

🧣

sickbed

small room

concaveness

sleeping room

alley

recessed room

alleyway

bed

🛏️

bedchamber

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈæl.kəʊv/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, “vault, chamber with vaulted roof”). Doublet of qubba.