drapacz

See also: Drapacz

Polish

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drapacz

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Etymology

From drapać +‎ -acz.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈdra.pat͡ʂ/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈdra.pat͡ʂ]

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• 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

• drapacz chmur
• drapaczka

verb

• drapaczować impf

Related terms

nouns

• drapak
• drapalnia
• draparka
• draparnia
• drapichrust

verbs

• drapać impf
• drapnąć pf

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