zgârie-nori
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)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | zgârie-nori | zgârie-noriul | zgârie-nori | zgârie-norii | |
genitive-dative | zgârie-nori | zgârie-noriului | zgârie-nori | zgârie-norilor | |
vocative | zgârie-noriule | zgârie-norilor |