straff

German

Adjective

straff

  1. tight, firm, of an object that could also be slack

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German or German Low German; compare with German Strafe

Noun

straff m (definite singular straffen, indefinite plural straffer, definite plural straffene)

  1. a punishment
  2. a penalty
Derived terms

Verb

straff

  1. imperative of straffe

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German or German Low German; compare with German Strafe

Noun

straff f (definite singular straffa, indefinite plural straffer, definite plural straffene)

  1. a punishment
  2. a penalty

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Noun

straff n or c

  1. a punishment, a penalty n
  2. (law) sentence n
  3. (soccer) penalty kick; Contraction of straffspark. c
  4. (ice hockey) penalty shot c

Declension
Declension of straff 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative straff straffet straff straffen
Genitive straffs straffets straffs straffens
Declension of straff 3, 4
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative straff straffen straffar straffarna
Genitive straffs straffens straffars straffarnas
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