ουρανοξύστης
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Greek
Etymology
From ουρανός (ouranós, “sky”) + ξύνω (xýno, “to scratch”) + -της (-tis). Calque of English skyscraper.
Noun
ουρανοξύστης • (ouranoxýstis) m (plural ουρανοξύστες)
- (architecture) skyscraper (tall building)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ουρανοξύστης (ouranoxýstis) | ουρανοξύστες (ouranoxýstes) |
| genitive | ουρανοξύστη (ouranoxýsti) | ουρανοξυστών (ouranoxystón) |
| accusative | ουρανοξύστη (ouranoxýsti) | ουρανοξύστες (ouranoxýstes) |
| vocative | ουρανοξύστη (ouranoxýsti) | ουρανοξύστες (ouranoxýstes) |
Further reading
- ουρανοξύστης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
ουρανοξύστης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
