De Kooi
Dutch
Etymology
- (Friesland) Calque of West Frisian De Koai, derived from koai (“duck decoy”).
- (Gorinchem) First attested as Kooi in 1869. Derived from kooi (“duck decoy”).
- (Leiden) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈkoːi̯/
- Hyphenation: De Kooi
- Rhymes: -oːi̯
Proper noun
De Koai n
- A hamlet in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de kooi”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN