skyskraper
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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).