spöstraff

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From spö (whip used for corporal punishment) +‎ straff (punishment).

Noun[edit]

spöstraff n

  1. flagellation as corporal punishment; whipping, flogging, caning

Usage notes[edit]

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of spöstraff 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spöstraff spöstraffet spöstraff spöstraffen
Genitive spöstraffs spöstraffets spöstraffs spöstraffens

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