出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/06/17 18:42 UTC 版)
Borrowed from Dutch Kats Kill (literally “Cat('s) Creek”), from kat (“cat”) + -s- (linking morpheme) + kil (“creek, kill”); the broader Catskill region was called Landt van Kats Kill (“Land of Cat Creek”), named after the Catskill. The variants Kaatskill and Kaaterskill may be later pseudo-Dutchisms. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly:
Catskill
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