tugthus
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tugt + hus. Calque of German Zuchthaus.
Noun
[edit]tugthus n (singular definite tugthuset, plural indefinite tugthuse)
- (historical) a house of correction (educational and labor institution for criminals, vagrants, degenerate children, etc.)
Declension
[edit]| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tugthus | tugthuset | tugthuse | tugthusene |
| genitive | tugthus' | tugthusets | tugthuses | tugthusenes |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “tugthus” in Den Danske Ordbog