tukthus

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Zuchthaus, equivalent to tukt +‎ hus. First attested in 1631.

Noun

tukthus n

(historical) penal labor facility

Declension

Declension of tukthus
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tukthus	tukthuset	tukthus	tukthusen
Genitive	tukthus	tukthusets	tukthus	tukthusens

Further reading

tukthus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
tukthus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
tukthus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
tukthus in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1920)

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