straf
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Etymology
Formed 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
Noun
straf c (singular definite straffen, plural indefinite straffe)
Declension
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | straf | straffen | straffe | straffene |
| genitive | strafs | straffens | straffes | straffenes |
Declension of straf
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “straf1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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