straffen

straffen

1. definite singular of straf

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrɑfə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: straf‧fen
• Rhymes: -ɑfən

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), probably from Middle High German strāfen, which may go back to Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (“to squeeze, press, graze”).[1] The short vowel and geminate in Dutch in contrast to the Middle High German long vowel is peculiar. Note however that forms with a long vowel do occur in dialectal Dutch.

straffen

1. (transitive) to punish
2. (transitive) to sentence

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• afstraffen
• bestraffen
• straf

• Afrikaans: straf
• Berbice Creole Dutch: strafu
• Negerhollands: straaf
• → Aukan: sitaafu
• → Papiamentu: straf

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

straffen

1. plural of straf

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʁafn̩/

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• Rhymes: -afn̩
• Hyphenation: straf‧fen

From straff (“tight, taut”).

straffen (weak, third-person singular present strafft, past tense straffte, past participle gestrafft, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to tighten, tauten

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• Straffen
• Straffung

straffen

1. inflection of straff:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

• “straffen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “straffen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “straffen” in Duden online
• “straffen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Probably from Middle High German strāfen, which may go back to Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (“to squeeze, press, graze”).[1] The short vowel and geminate in Dutch in contrast to the Middle High German long vowel is peculiar.

straffen

1. to scold, to reprimand
2. to refute
3. to punish

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• strâfen

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• Limburgish: straofe

• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “straffen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

straffen m

1. definite singular of straff

straffen

1. definite singular of straff (“penalty kick, penalty shot”)
2. definite plural of straff (“punishment, sentence”)