zgârie-nori

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Romanian

Etymology

From zgârie (“scratches”) +‎ nori (“clouds”), as a calque of English skyscraper or French gratte-ciel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

zgârie-nori m (plural zgârie-nori)

  1. skyscraper

Declension

Declension of zgârie-nori
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) zgârie-nori zgârie-noriul (niște) zgârie-nori zgârie-norii
genitive/dative (unui) zgârie-nori zgârie-noriului (unor) zgârie-nori zgârie-norilor
vocative zgârie-noriule zgârie-norilor
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