Feminine
Strapaze
Concepts
donkeywork
privation suffering
Synonyms
starke Inanspruchnahme
Schwerarbeit
schwere Arbeit
Sklavenarbeit
Tiefsinn
Sträflingsarbeit
Kärrnerarbeit
Schwerstarbeit
harte körperliche Arbeit
Steine klopfen
Mühewaltung
Beanspruchung
Flauheit
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtʁaˈpaːtsə/
Etymology
In summary
17th century, from Italian strapazzo. The feminine form in -e probably by backformation from the more usual plural; perhaps also influenced by synonyms such as Anstrengung, Mühe, etc.
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