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straff.

punishment, penalty

6 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. punishment, penalty

    neuter
    Brott och straff

  2. sentence

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German straffen, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (“to squeeze, press, graze”). Compare with German Strafe. Etymologies 2, 3, and 4 below are all clippings of compounds from Etymology 1.

noun

  1. penalty kick

    common · common-gender
Where this word comes from

Clipping of straffspark.

noun

  1. penalty shot

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Clipping of straffslag n.

noun

  1. penalty throw

    common-gender

  2. free throw

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Clipping of straffkast n.

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