Koog

German

Alternative forms

  • Kog

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German, from Middle Low German kōch, from Proto-West Germanic *kaug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːx/ (according to original Low German pronunciation)
  • IPA(key): /koːk/ (according to standard pronunciation rules)
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Noun

Koog m (strong, genitive Koogs, plural Köge)

  1. (chiefly Northern Germany) polder (land reclaimed from the sea by means of dikes)
    Synonym: Polder
    Coordinate term: Marsch
    • 2012, Hannes Nygaard, Tod im Koog, Emons Verlag, →ISBN:
      Sie fuhren ein Stück durch den Koog, überwanden an einem Durchbruch einen Binnendeich und bogen schließlich nach links in die Stichstraße ab, die zum Amsinck-Haus und dem Deichübergang zum Damm Richtung Hamburger Hallig []
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Declension

Further reading

  • Koog” in Duden online
  • Koog” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Koog” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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