Wolkenkratzer
German
Etymology
From Wolke + -n- + Kratzer, a calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔlkn̩ˌkʁat͡sɐ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Wol‧ken‧krat‧zer
Noun
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- 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.
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Declension
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Descendants
- → Dutch: wolkenkrabber (calque)
- → Afrikaans: wolkekrabber
- → West Frisian: wolkekrabber
- → Yiddish: וואָלקן־קראַצער (volkn-kratser)
Further reading
- “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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