drapacz

See also: Drapacz

Polish

Etymology

From drapać +‎ -acz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdra.pat͡ʂ/

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• Rhymes: -apat͡ʂ
• Syllabification: dra‧pacz
• Homophone: Drapacz

Noun

drapacz m inan

1. (colloquial) skyscraper (tall building)

   Synonyms: drapacz chmur, wieżowiec

2. blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus)
3. (archaeology) scraper (prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking)
4. (agriculture) cultivator (device used to loosen or stir the soil)

   Synonym: kultywator

5. (nautical) type of barless anchor consisting of a shank and four flukes

Declension

Declension of drapacz

	singular	plural
nominative	drapacz	drapacze
genitive	drapacza	drapaczy
dative	drapaczowi	drapaczom
accusative	drapacz	drapacze
instrumental	drapaczem	drapaczami
locative	drapaczu	drapaczach
vocative	drapaczu	drapacze

Derived terms

adjective

• drapaczowy

 

nouns

• drapacz chmur
• drapaczka

 

verb

• drapaczować impf

 

Related terms

nouns

• drapak
• drapalnia
• draparka
• draparnia
• drapichrust

 

verbs

• drapać impf
• drapnąć pf

 

Further reading

• drapacz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• drapacz in Polish dictionaries at PWN