Kooiplaats

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Vogelkooi in 1861. Compound of kooi (“cage”) and plaats (“place”). Originally the name of a house located close to a duck decoy.

See also West Frisian Koaipleats.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːi̯.plaːts/
  • Hyphenation: Kooi‧plaats

Proper noun

Kooiplaats n

  1. A hamlet in Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “kooiplaats”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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