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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN