Wolkenkratzer
German
Etymology
From Wolke (“cloud”) + -n- + kratzen (“scrape, scratch”) + -er. First attested in the nineteenth century.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Wolkenkratzer m (genitive Wolkenkratzers, plural Wolkenkratzer)
- skyscraper
- 1895, Contributions from the Geological Department of Columbia University, Volume 8, page 867.
- Außerdem wird Stahl in ungeheuren Mengen für Bauzwecke gebraucht, seit all unsere großen Gebäude (Wolkenkratzer genannt) ein Stahlgerüst haben.
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- 1895, Contributions from the Geological Department of Columbia University, Volume 8, page 867.
Descendants
- Dutch: wolkenkrabber
- → Afrikaans: wolkekrabber
- → West Frisian: wolkekrabber
Further reading
- Wolkenkratzer in Duden online
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