English

Proper noun

Chorzów

1. A southern Polish city near Katowice in Silesia on the River Rawa.

Synonyms

• (city on the Rawa in southern Poland): Königshütte (German name)

Translations

Polish

Etymology

Unknown. Possible etymologies include:

• From chory ‎(“ill”) + -ów, meaning “unhealthy place” or “town of sick people”.
• From Chorz + -ów, where Chorz is an archaic personal name, possibly a diminutive of Zachariasz.
• From the Germanic place name Zversov.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔʐuf/

Proper noun

Chorzów m

1. Chorzów (city on the Rawa in southern Poland)

Declension

Derived terms

• chorzowianin m, chorzowianka f
• chorzowski ‎(adjective)

Descendants

• English: Chorzów