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Strafe.

punishment

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃtʁaːfə/

  1. punishment

    feminine
    eine angemessene Strafe
    Strafe muss sein.

  2. penalty

    feminine

  3. fine

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German strāfe, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (“to squeeze, press, graze”). Compare Dutch straf, German Low German Straaf, Luxembourgish Strof.

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