Dutch edit

Etymology edit

  • (Texel) Attested as cogersdyck in 1436. Derived from Middle Dutch coge (land next to water, land located outside of a levee).
  • (Uitgeest) Derived from koog (land located outside of a levee).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /də ˈkoːx/
  • Hyphenation: De Koog
  • Rhymes: -oːx

Proper noun edit

De Koog n

  1. A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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