kaag

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaːx/
  • Hyphenation: kaag
  • Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch câech, from Old Dutch kāg, from Old Frisian [Term?]. Confer German Koog and Danish kog.

Noun

kaag f or m (plural kagen)

  1. A tract of land unprotected by any dykes.
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Noun

kaag f (plural kagen, diminutive kaagje n)

  1. (historical) A small single-masted flat-bottomed merchant sailing boat with leeboards, intended for coastal and inland shipping.
    Synonyms: kaagschip, kaagschuit
Derived terms
  • kaagman
  • kaagschipper
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