tukthus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Calque of German Zuchthaus, compare Swedish tukthus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʉkthʉːs/
• IPA^(key): /tukthʉːs/ (South-Western Trøndelag)

Noun

tukthus n (definite singular tukthuset, indefinite plural tukthus, definite plural tukthusa)

1. (historical) penal labor facility

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tukthus	tukthus
	definite	tukthuset	tukthusets
plural	indefinite	tukthus	tukthus
	definite	tukthusen	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)