Kattegat

English

Alternative forms

Cattegat

Etymology

From Dutch kat (“cat”) and gat (“hole, port”), the idea being that the Danish Straits lying at the bottom of present day Kattegat were so narrow that 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

Old Norse: Jótlandshaf
Russian: Ка́ттегат m (Káttegat)
Swedish: Kattegatt (sv) n

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