skyskraper

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Semi-calque of English skyscraper; sky (“cloud”) +‎ skraper (“scraper”)

Noun

skyskraper m (definite singular skyskraperen, indefinite plural skyskrapere, definite plural skyskraperne)

skyscraper (nb, building)

See also

høyhus, høghus (“high-rise”) (Nynorsk also)
skyskrapar (Nynorsk)

References

“skyskraper” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“skyskraper” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.