straffbar

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German strafbar.

Adjective

straffbar (neuter singular straffbart, definite singular and plural straffbare)

1. punishable

Related terms

• straff
• straffe

References

• “straffbar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German strafbar.

Adjective

straffbar (neuter singular straffbart, definite singular and plural straffbare)

1. punishable

References

• “straffbar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

straffa (“punish”) +‎ -bar (“-able”)

Adjective

straffbar (not comparable)

1. punishable

   Att tutta fjutt på ett hus är en straffbar gärning

   To torch a house is a punishable act

2. (of a person) being criminally liable for their actions, having reached the age of criminal responsibility

   Synonym: (more common in informal speech) straffmyndig

Declension

Inflection of straffbar

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	straffbar	—	—
neuter singular	straffbart	—	—
plural	straffbara	—	—
masculine plural2	straffbare	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	straffbare	—	—
all	straffbara	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• straffbar in Svensk ordbok (SO)