Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Proper noun edit

Kooiplaats n

  1. A hamlet in Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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