strapats

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Strapaze, from Italian strapazzo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /straːˈpɑts/
  • Hyphenation: stra‧pats
  • Rhymes: -ɑts

Noun

strapats f (plural strapatsen)

  1. (chiefly derogatory, chiefly in the plural) prank, caper; antic (strange, excessive or frivolous action)
    Men bezag die overzeese politieke strapatsen met de grootste argwaan.
    Those political frivolities from overseas were looked at with the greatest suspicion.
    • 2021, René Appel, Taalstukken: Alles over het Nederlands van nu, Amsterdam: Ambo|Anthos uitgevers, →ISBN, back cover:
      Zijn tocht voert ons langs het vocabulaire van verschillende media, [...], tot de verbale strapatsen van politici die bepaalde vragen liever niet beantwoorden.
      His journey takes us from the vocabulary of various media outlets, [...], to the strange verbal antics of politicians who would rather not answer certain questions.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Strapaze, from Italian strapazzo. Compare with Danish strabads.

Noun

strapats c

  1. arduous bodily effort, strenuous hardship

Declension
Declension of strapats 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative strapats strapatsen strapatser strapatserna
Genitive strapats strapatsens strapatsers strapatsernas

References
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