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Dutch
Etymology
From wolk (“cloud”) + -en- + krabber (“scratcher, scraper”), a calque of German Wolkenkratzer, itself a calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɔl.kə(n)ˌkrɑ.bər/
- Hyphenation: wol‧ken‧krab‧ber
Noun
wolkenkrabber m (plural wolkenkrabbers, diminutive wolkenkrabbertje n)
- skyscraper
- Synonym: torenflat
Descendants