strapats

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Strapaze (“strain, hassle”), from Italian strapazzo. The contemporary sense developed in the phrase strapatsen maken, originally “to cause hassle” and then by extension “to behave strangely, act out”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /straːˈpɑts/ Hyphenation: stra‧pats Rhymes: -ɑts === Noun === strapats f (plural strapatsen, no diminutive) (chiefly derogatory, chiefly in the plural) prank, caper, antic (strange, excessive or frivolous action) (obsolete) strain, toil, hassle == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Strapaze, from Italian strapazzo. Compare with Danish strabads. === Noun === strapats c arduous bodily effort, strenuous hardship ==== Declension ==== === References === “strapats”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “strapats”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “strapats”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)