grattacielo

Concepts

skyscraper

high-rise

skyscrapers

sliver

tower block

sky-scraper

Translations

gratte-ciel

rascacielos

Wolkenkratzer

gratacel

ουρανοξύστης

arranha-céu

Hochhaus

gökdelen

wolkenkrabber

gratacèl

ناطحة سحاب

balexane

arranha-céus

Hyphenated as

grat‧ta‧ciè‧lo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɡrat.taˈt͡ʃɛ.lo/

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of gratta (“to scratch, to scrape”) + cielo (“sky”). Calque of English skyscraper.