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

  1. a hamlet in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de kooi”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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