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straff

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German

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Etymology

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From late Middle High German straf, cognate with Dutch straf, with further origin uncertain. However, a semantic connection Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter(h₁)- (to be stiff; be rigid; exert) (whence Proto-Germanic *staraz (stiff)) has been proposed (DWDS).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁaf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: straff

Adjective

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straff (strong nominative masculine singular straffer, comparative straffer, superlative am straffsten)

  1. (also figurative) tight, firm, of an object that could also be slack
    ein straffes Programma tight schedule
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      Er wandte ihm sein Gesicht zu, dessen viele straffe Falten nicht Alter, sondern Kraft zu beweisen schienen, und fing sofort wieder zu suchen an.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • straff” in Duden online
  • straff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German straffen, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (to squeeze, press, graze).[1] Cognate with Swedish straff; compare with German Strafe.

Noun

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straff n (genitive singular straffs, nominative plural ströff)

  1. (dated) punishment, penalty
  2. the state of being confined to one's home; house arrest, the state of being grounded

Declension

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Declension of straff (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative straff straffið ströff ströffin
accusative straff straffið ströff ströffin
dative straffi straffinu ströffum ströffunum
genitive straffs straffsins straffa straffanna

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “straf1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German or German Low German; compare with German Strafe.

Noun

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straff m (definite singular straffen, indefinite plural straffer, definite plural straffene)

  1. a punishment
  2. a penalty
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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straff

  1. imperative of straffe

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German or German Low German; compare with German Strafe.

Noun

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straff f (definite singular straffa, indefinite plural straffer, definite plural straffene)

  1. a punishment
  2. a penalty

Derived terms

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German straffen, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (to squeeze, press, graze).[1]

Compare with German Strafe. Etymologies 2, 3, and 4 below are all clippings of compounds from Etymology 1.

Noun

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straff n

  1. a punishment, a penalty
  2. (law) sentence
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of straffspark

Noun

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straff c

  1. (soccer, common) penalty kick
    Synonym: straffspark
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Etymology 3

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Clipping of straffslag n

Noun

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straff c

  1. (ice hockey) penalty shot
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Etymology 4

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Clipping of straffkast n

Noun

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straff c

  1. (handball) penalty throw
    Synonym: 7-meterskast
  2. (basketball) free throw
    Synonym: (Anglicism) frikast
Declension
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References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “straf1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

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