wolkenkrabber

Dutch edit

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wolkenkrabber

Etymology edit

From wolk (“cloud”) +‎ -en- +‎ krabber (“scratcher, scraper”), a calque of German Wolkenkratzer, itself a calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔl.kə(n)ˌkrɑ.bər/
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Hyphenation: wol‧ken‧krab‧ber

Noun edit

wolkenkrabber m (plural wolkenkrabbers, diminutive wolkenkrabbertje n)

skyscraper
Synonym: torenflat

Descendants edit

→ Afrikaans: wolkekrabber
→ West Frisian: wolkekrabber

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