tukt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tokt, tukt, same as Danish tugt, Norwegian tukt, Old Norse tykt, from Middle Low German tucht (β€œupbringing”), Old High German zuht, German Zucht, Old English tyht (β€œupbringing”), Gothic π„πŒΉπŒΏπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½ (tiuhan).

Noun

tukt c

  1. (somewhat dated) (a state of) strict discipline (with regard to some set of rules, often concerning moral, upstanding behavior and the like)
  2. (somewhat dated) instruction or punishment (to bring about such discipline)

Declension
Declension of tukt 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tukt tukten β€” β€”
Genitive tukts tuktens β€” β€”

References
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