kade

Meaning

quay, wharf

Concepts

quay

wharf

platform

pier

dock

embankment

wharfage

Synonyms

kaai

aanlegplaats

wal

perron

werf

Hyphenated as

ka‧de

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaː.də/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cade, later also caey, from a Celtic word for "field, hedge," from Proto-Celtic *kagyom (“enclosure”). The word may have been borrowed through Old French cai.
A hypercorrection of kaai, as the original word was thought to have contained -d-, which tends to be replaced by -j- in many words.

Sentences

Het schip lag voor anker aan de kade .

The ship was anchored at the quay.