Strafe
Meaning
- (feminine) punishment
- (feminine) penalty
- (feminine) fine
Concepts
deterrent example
penalty designations
Synonyms
Sanktionierung
Strafgebühr
Maßregelung
Bussgeld
abschreckendes Beispiel
Beitreibung
Strafmandat
Urteilsspruch
Geißlung
böse Erfahrung
Disziplinarstrafe
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Stra‧fe
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtʁaːfə/
Etymology
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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