kogge

See also: Kogge

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kog

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cogghe, from Proto-Germanic *kuggō (compare German Kogge (“cogboat”), Swedish kogg (“cogboat”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gugā (“hump, ball”) (compare Lithuanian gugà (“pommel, hump, hill”)), from *gēu- (“to bend, arch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ɣə/

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• Hyphenation: kog‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɔɣə

Noun

kogge f (plural koggen, diminutive koggetje n)

1. (historical) cog (clinker-built, flat-bottomed sailing cargo ship of the Middle Ages)

Derived terms

• koggeachtig