kooi
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See also: Kooi
Etymology
From Dutch kooi (“cage; bunk”), from Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea.
Pronunciation
Noun
kooi (plural kooie, diminutive kooitjie)
See also
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea. Compare German Koje.
Pronunciation
Noun
kooi f (plural kooien, diminutive kooitje n)
- cage
- Zij houdt samen met haar man kanaries in een kooi.
- She keeps canaries in a cage together with her husband.
- (nautical) bunk
- De visser lag al in zijn kooi.
- The fisherman was already lying in his bunk.
Derived terms
- apenkooi
- eendenkooi
- hondenkooi
- kooianker
- kooiker
- kooivechter
- kooivijver
- schaapskooi
- scheepskooi
- veiligheidskooi
- vogelkooi
- zeilkooi
Descendants
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