drapacz
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See also: Drapacz
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
drapacz m inan
- (colloquial) skyscraper (tall building)
- Synonyms: drapacz chmur, wieżowiec
- blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus)
- (archaeology) scraper (prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking)
- (agriculture) cultivator (device used to loosen or stir the soil)
- Synonym: kultywator
- (nautical) type of barless anchor consisting of a shank and four flukes
- (Far Masovian) broom that is scratched out from sweeping
- Synonym: drapak
Declension
Declension of drapacz
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drapacz | drapacze |
| genitive | drapacza | drapaczy |
| dative | drapaczowi | drapaczom |
| accusative | drapacz | drapacze |
| instrumental | drapaczem | drapaczami |
| locative | drapaczu | drapaczach |
| vocative | drapaczu | drapacze |
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
verb
- drapaczować impf
Related terms
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Further reading
- drapacz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- drapacz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Antoni Waga (1860) “drapacz”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 751