Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catskill

/kˈætskˌɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: catskill
IPA: /kˈætskˌɪl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Catskill Creek.

name

A town in Greene County, New York, United States.

name

A village, the county seat of Greene County, New York, located within the town.

adj

Of or relating to the Catskill Mountains.

Example Sentences

"Further losses in such raids would spur Catskill people to call for revenge."
"All three buildings were connected by an indoor bridge so that students never had to go outside, something that was helpful during the harsh Catskill winters."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Kats Kill

Questions

How do you pronounce catskill?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈætskˌɪl/.
What does catskill mean?: Catskill Creek.
Where does catskill come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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