Strafe
Meaning
- (feminine) punishment
- (feminine) penalty
- (feminine) fine
Concepts
punishment
penalty
sentence
retribution
fine
chastisement
judgement
judgment
discipline
ache
attempt
distress
effort
endeavour
exertion
pain
soreness
trouble
vexation
working
penalty designations
reprimand
curse
blame
censure
rebuke
reproof
deterrent example
parking ticket
traffic ticket
nemesis
penalisation
penalization
rugby union
castigation
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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