небостъргач
Bulgarian
Etymology
Calque of English skyscraper. First attested in 1928. Morphologically parsable as небе (nebe, “sky”) + -о- (-o-) + стърга́ч (stǎrgáč, “scraper”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɛbostɐrˈɡat͡ʃ]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -at͡ʃ
- Syllabification(key): не‧бо‧стър‧гач
- Hyphenation(key): не‧бос‧тър‧гач
Noun
небостърга́ч • (nebostǎrgáč) m
- skyscraper (a very tall building with a large number of floors)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | небостърга́ч nebostǎrgáč |
небостърга́чи nebostǎrgáči |
| definite (subject form) |
небостърга́чът nebostǎrgáčǎt |
небостърга́чите nebostǎrgáčite |
| definite (object form) |
небостърга́ча nebostǎrgáča | |
| count form | — | небостърга́ча nebostǎrgáča |
References
- “небостъргач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “небостъргач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010