tukt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tokt, tukt, same as Danish tugt, Norwegian tukt, Old Norse tykt, from Middle Low German tucht (“upbringing”), Old High German zuht, German Zucht, Old English tyht (“upbringing”), Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (tiuhan).

Noun

tukt c

1. (somewhat dated) (a state of) strict discipline (with regard to some set of rules, often concerning moral, upstanding behavior and the like)
2. (somewhat dated) instruction or punishment (to bring about such discipline)

Declension

Declension of tukt
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tukt	tukten	—	—
Genitive	tukts	tuktens	—	—

Related terms

• duktig
• otukt
• tukta
• tukthus

References

• tukt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tukt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tukt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)