Kattegat
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch Kattegat (literally “cat's gate”), suggesting a narrow passage only a cat could squeeze through.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Kattegat
- A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.
Translations[edit]
body of water
Further reading[edit]
- Cattegat in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- Cattegat in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.