Strafe

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German

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁaːfə/
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  • Hyphenation: Stra‧fe

Noun

Strafe f (genitive Strafe, plural Strafen)

  1. punishment
    angemessene Strafe.appropriate punishment.
    • Strafe muß sein.
      Punishment is necessary.
  2. penalty
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 27/2010, page 109:
      Ein Gericht verurteilt einen Täter zu einer Strafe. Nachdem er sie verbüßt hat, ist der Rechtsfrieden wieder hergestellt: Seine Schuld ist getilgt, die Strafe söhnt ihn mit der Gesellschaft aus.
      A court sentences a delinquent to a penalty. After he has served it, the lawful state is restored: His guilt is cleared, the punishment reconciles him with society.
  3. fine

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Descendants

  • Kashubian: sztrôfa
  • Russian: штраф (štraf)

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “straf1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

  • Strafe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Strafe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Strafe” in Duden online