kroppsstraff

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From kropp (body) +‎ -s- +‎ straff (punishment).

Noun[edit]

kroppsstraff n

  1. corporal punishment

Usage notes[edit]

Chiefly historical or of (judicial) corporal punishment in other countries.

Declension[edit]

Declension of kroppsstraff 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kroppsstraff kroppsstraffet kroppsstraff kroppsstraffen
Genitive kroppsstraffs kroppsstraffets kroppsstraffs kroppsstraffens

See also[edit]

  • barnaga (corporal punishment of children)
  • spöstraff (whipping, flogging, caning)

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