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Etymology
From Dutch kooi (“cage; bunk”), from Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea.
Pronunciation
Noun
kooi (plural kooie, diminutive kooitjie)
- bed
See also
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch coye, ultimately from Latin cavea. Compare German Koje.
Pronunciation
Noun
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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