kroppsstraff
Swedish
Etymology
From kropp (“body”) + -s- + straff (“punishment”).
Noun
kroppsstraff n
- corporal punishment
Usage notes
Chiefly historical or of (judicial) corporal punishment in other countries.
Declension
| Declension of kroppsstraff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kroppsstraff | kroppsstraffet | kroppsstraff | kroppsstraffen |
| Genitive | kroppsstraffs | kroppsstraffets | kroppsstraffs | kroppsstraffens |
See also
- barnaga (“corporal punishment of children”)
- spöstraff (“whipping, flogging, caning”)
References
- kroppsstraff in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kroppsstraff in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)