kooi
See also: Kooi
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch kooi (“cage; bunk”), from Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kooi (plural kooie, diminutive kooitjie)
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Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea. cf. German: Koje
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
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