Katowice

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

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

Katowice

1. 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.

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]

• IPA^(key): /ka.tɔˈvi.t͡sɛ/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sɛ
• Syllabification: Ka‧to‧wi‧ce

Katowice nvir pl (related adjective katowicki, demonym Katowiczanin, female demonym Katowiczanka)

1. Katowice (the capital and largest city of Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)

   Magistrat promuje nazywanie Katowic „miastem ogrodów”. ― Municipal authorities promotes calling Katowice “the City of Gardens”.

• Katowice in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Katowice in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Katowice in PWN's encyclopedia