drapacz

See also: Drapacz

Polish

Etymology

From drapać +‎ -acz.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈdra.pat͡ʂ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -apat͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: dra‧pacz
  • Homophone: Drapacz

Noun

drapacz m inan

  1. (colloquial) skyscraper (tall building)
    Synonyms: drapacz chmur, wieżowiec
  2. blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus)
  3. (archaeology) scraper (prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking)
  4. (agriculture) cultivator (device used to loosen or stir the soil)
    Synonym: kultywator
  5. (nautical) type of barless anchor consisting of a shank and four flukes
  6. (Far Masovian) broom that is scratched out from sweeping
    Synonym: drapak

Declension

Declension of drapacz
singular plural
nominative drapacz drapacze
genitive drapacza drapaczy
dative drapaczowi drapaczom
accusative drapacz drapacze
instrumental drapaczem drapaczami
locative drapaczu drapaczach
vocative drapaczu drapacze

Derived terms

adjective
  • drapaczowy
nouns
verb
  • drapaczować impf
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • drapacz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • drapacz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Antoni Waga (1860) “drapacz”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 751
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