Wolkenkratzer
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Wolke + -n- + Kratzer, a calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Wolkenkratzer m (strong, genitive Wolkenkratzers, plural Wolkenkratzer)
- skyscraper (tall building)
- 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.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Wolkenkratzer [masculine, strong]
Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: wolkenkrabber (calque)
- → Afrikaans: wolkekrabber
- → West Frisian: wolkekrabber
- → Yiddish: וואָלקן־קראַצער (volkn-kratser)
Further reading
[edit]- “Wolkenkratzer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wolkenkratzer” in Duden online
- “Wolkenkratzer”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Wolkenkratzer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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