kade

Meaning

quay, wharf

Concepts

quay

wharf

platform

pier

dock

embankment

wharfage

Synonyms

kaai

aanlegplaats

wal

perron

werf

Translations

Kai

quai

cais

muelle

molo

plataforma

Bahnsteig

andén

moll

προκυμαία

αποβάθρα

Anlegestelle

banchina

rıhtım

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaː.də/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: cade

In summary

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. Similar hypercorrection can be seen in wijden, beeldhouder.

Sentences

Het schip lag voor anker aan de kade .

The ship was anchored at the quay.