ratusz
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle High German rāthūs and/or Middle Low German râthûs. High German was spoken in the south of modern Poland, Low German in the north. (Final -sz /ʂ/ regularly reflects medieval German -s, which was a retracted [s̺].)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ratusz m inan (related adjective ratuszowy)
- town hall, city hall
- (government, metonymically) government of a city
Declension edit
Declension of ratusz