skyskraper
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-calque of English skyscraper; sky (“cloud”) + skraper (“scraper”)
Noun[edit]
skyskraper m (definite singular skyskraperen, indefinite plural skyskrapere, definite plural skyskraperne)
- skyscraper (nb, building)
See also[edit]
- høyhus, høghus (“high-rise”) (Nynorsk also)
- skyskrapar (Nynorsk)
References[edit]
- “skyskraper” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “skyskraper” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).