tukthus

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Zuchthaus, equivalent to tukt +‎ hus. First attested in 1631.

Noun

tukthus n

1. (historical) penal labor facility

Declension

Declension of tukthus
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tukthus	tukthuset	tukthus	tukthusen
Genitive	tukthus	tukthusets	tukthus	tukthusens

Further reading

• tukthus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tukthus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tukthus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• tukthus in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1920)