Strafe

Meaning

  1. (feminine) punishment
  2. (feminine) penalty
  3. (feminine) fine

Frequency

B2
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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