See also: Kooi

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch kooi (cage; bunk), from Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /koːi/
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Noun edit

kooi (plural kooie, diminutive kooitjie)

  1. bed

See also edit

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea. cf. German: Koje

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kooi f (plural kooien, diminutive kooitje n)

  1. cage
    Zij houdt samen met haar man kanaries in een kooi.
    She keeps canaries in a cage together with her husband.
  2. (nautical) bunk
    De visser lag al in zijn kooi.
    The fisherman was already lying in his bunk.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: kooi
  • Negerhollands: kooi
  • Aukan: koi
  • Catalan: coi
  • Caribbean Hindustani: koi
  • Papiamentu: koi, kouchi, kouwtsje
  • Russian: ко́йка (kójka)
  • Spanish: coy