kooi
See also: Kooi
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch kooi (“cage; bunk”), from Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkooi (plural kooie, diminutive kooitjie)
See also
editDutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea. Compare German Koje.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkooi 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.
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