straf
Danish
editEtymology
editFormed from the verb straffe (“to penalize”), from Middle Low German straffen (“to punish, blame”), from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (“to squeeze, press, graze”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editstraf c (singular definite straffen, plural indefinite straffe)
Declension
editDeclension of straf
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | straf | straffen | straffe | straffene |
genitive | strafs | straffens | straffes | straffenes |
References
edit- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “straf1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editEarly modern Dutch straffe, derived from straffen. Compare German Strafe.
Noun
editstraf f (plural straffen, diminutive strafje n)
- a punishment, penalty, sanction
- a discomfort, misfortune
Derived terms
edit- celstraf
- doodstraf
- geldstraf
- gevangenisstraf
- lijfstraf
- ongestraft
- strafbaar
- strafbal
- strafbepaling
- strafblad
- strafboek
- strafcorner
- strafexpeditie
- straffeloos
- strafinrichting
- strafkamp
- strafkolonie
- strafmaat
- strafmaatregel
- strafpunt
- strafrecht
- strafrechtbank
- strafrechter
- strafregel
- strafschop
- strafschrijven
- strafstudie
- straftijd
- strafuitvoering
- strafvordering
- strafwerk
- strafwet
- strafwetboek
- strafworp
- strafzaak
- strafzitting
- taakstraf
- vrijheidsstraf
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: straf
- Negerhollands: straaf
- → Caribbean Javanese: setrap, strap
- → Indonesian: setrap
- → Papiamentu: straf
- → Saramaccan: sitaáfu
Verb
editstraf
- inflection of straffen:
Etymology 2
editFrom late Middle Dutch straf. Further etymology is not known.
Adjective
editstraf (comparative straffer, superlative strafst)
Declension
editDeclension of straf | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
uninflected | straf | |||
inflected | straffe | |||
comparative | straffer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | straf | straffer | het strafst het strafste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | straffe | straffere | strafste |
n. sing. | straf | straffer | strafste | |
plural | straffe | straffere | strafste | |
definite | straffe | straffere | strafste | |
partitive | strafs | straffers | — |
Synonyms
editGerman
editPronunciation
editVerb
editstraf
Tok Pisin
editEtymology
editFrom German Strafe (“punishment”).
Noun
editstraf
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