skyskrapa

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of English skyscraper, from sky +‎ skrapa.

Noun

skyskrapa c

  1. (architecture) skyscraper (tall building)
  2. (nautical, archaic) skyscraper (small sail atop a mast)
    • 1850 August 13, “Landsorts-tidningar, Wisby [Non-capital newspapers, Visby]”, in Post- och Inrikes Tidningar, page 2:
      Sistlidne Fredag gaf den sydliga vinden, som då började blåsa med laber kultie signalen till skådespelets början; dagen derpå defilerade i prydlig ordning en svärm af seglare omkring 40 à 50 tre- och två-mastare, många i full skrud, med läsegel och skyskrap!
      Last Friday, the southern wind, which began to blow gently, gave the signal for the start of the spectacle; the next day, a swarm of sailboats, around 40 to 50 three- and two-masters, paraded in orderly fashion, many in full regalia, with studding sails and skyscrapers!

Declension

Declension of skyskrapa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skyskrapa skyskrapas
definite skyskrapan skyskrapans
plural indefinite skyskrapor skyskrapors
definite skyskraporna skyskrapornas
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