небостъргач
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Bulgarian
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Etymology
[edit]Calque of English skyscraper, first attested during the 1930's. Morphologically parsable as небе (nebe, “sky”) + -о- (-o-) + стърга́ч (stǎrgáč, “scraper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]небостърга́ч • (nebostǎrgáč) m
- skyscraper (very high block building)
Declension
[edit]Declension of стърга́ч
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | стърга́ч stǎrgáč |
стърга́чи stǎrgáči |
| definite (subject form) |
стърга́чът stǎrgáčǎt |
стърга́чите stǎrgáčite |
| definite (object form) |
стърга́ча stǎrgáča | |
| count form | — | стърга́ча stǎrgáča |
References
[edit]- “небостъргач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “небостъргач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010