Katowice

See also: Kątowice

English

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Katowice

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Etymology

Polish Katowice. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkatəˈviːtsə/, enPR: kăt'ə-vētʹsə
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑtəˈvitsə/, enPR: kä'tə-vētʹsə
Hyphenation: Ka‧to‧wi‧ce

Proper noun

Katowice

A city in southern Poland; the capital of Silesian Voivodeship.
- 1848, The New Central European Observer, volume 2, page 117:
  Any English traveller approaching Katowice will be strongly reminded of Lancashire.
- 1922, United States Department of Commerce, Commerce Reports, volume 3, page 47:
  Trains from Warsaw to Vienna now go by the shorter route from Warsaw to Katowice instead of via Cracow.
- 2006, Valentina Croci, The New Europe, volume 76, page 104:
  On visiting Katowice in southwest Poland, Jeremy Melvin met up with Archistudio, the architects of a substantial new judicial precinct that is due for completion in 2008.

Translations

city in Poland

Belarusian: Катаві́цы f pl (Katavícy)
Bulgarian: Катови́це (Katovíce)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 卡托维兹 (zh) (Kǎtuōwéizī)
Czech: Katovice (cs) f pl
German: Kattowitz (de) n
Hindi: कातोवित्से (kātovitse)
Lithuanian: Katovicai
Marathi: काटॉव्हिचे (kāṭŏvhice)
Polish: Katowice (pl) m pl
Russian: Катови́це (ru) (Katovíce)
Silesian: Katowicy m pl
Slovak: Katovice f pl
Spanish: Katowice (es) f
Ukrainian: Катови́ці f pl (Katovýci), Катові́це (Katovíce) (transliterated)

Polish

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Katowice

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Etymology

Uncertain. There are two theories regarding the first element; most likely, from the nickname kat (“executioner, hangman”), used to describe the first settler. Alternatively, from kąt (“angle”). Hence, either kat +‎ -owice or kąt +‎ -owice.^[1]