Kattegat

English

Alternative forms

Cattegat

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Kattegat (literally “cat's gate”), suggesting a narrow passage only a cat could squeeze through.

Proper noun

Kattegat

A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.

Translations

body of water

Danish: Kattegat (da)
Dutch: Kattegat n
German: Kattegat (de) n, Kattegatt n
Greek: Κάτεγατ (el) m (Kátegat)
Old Norse: Jótlandshaf
Russian: Ка́ттегат m (Káttegat)
Swedish: Kattegatt (sv) n

Further reading

Cattegat in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Cattegat in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.

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