wolkenkrabber
Dutch
Etymology
From wolk (“cloud”) + -en- (“scratcher, scraper”) + krabber, a calque of German Wolkenkratzer, itself a calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation
Noun
wolkenkrabber m (plural wolkenkrabbers, diminutive wolkenkrabbertje n)
- skyscraper
- Synonym: torenflat
Descendants
- → Afrikaans: wolkekrabber
- → West Frisian: wolkekrabber