Kooiplaats

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Vogelkooi in 1861. Compound of kooi (“cage”) and plaats (“place”). Originally the name of a house located close to a duck decoy.

See also West Frisian Koaipleats.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːi̯.plaːts/
  • Hyphenation: Kooi‧plaats

Proper noun

Kooiplaats n

  1. a hamlet in Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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