straf

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥ʁɑf]

straf c (singular definite straffen, plural indefinite straffe)

1. punishment, penalty

• IPA^(key): /strɑf/

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• Hyphenation: straf
• Rhymes: -ɑf

Early modern Dutch straffe, derived from straffen. Compare German Strafe.

straf f (plural straffen, diminutive strafje n)

1. A punishment, penalty, sanction.
2. A discomfort, misfortune.

• straffen

• Afrikaans: straf
• Negerhollands: straaf
• → Caribbean Javanese: setrap, strap
• → Indonesian: setrap
• → Papiamentu: straf
• → Saramaccan: sitaáfu

straf

1. first-person singular present indicative of straffen
2. imperative of straffen

From late Middle Dutch straf. Further etymology is not known.

straf (comparative straffer, superlative strafst)

1. heavy, hefty
2. spicy
3. implausible, improbable

• (heavy): fel, hevig
• (spicy): pittig, gepeperd

• IPA^(key): [ʃtʁaːf]

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straf

1. singular imperative of strafen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of strafen

From German Strafe (“punishment”).

straf

1. punishment