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, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
  3. 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
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