tugthus

Danish

Etymology

tugt +‎ hus. Calque of German Zuchthaus.

Noun

tugthus n (singular definite tugthuset, plural indefinite tugthuse)

  1. (historical) a house of correction (educational and labor institution for criminals, vagrants, degenerate children, etc.)

Declension

Declension of tugthus
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tugthus tugthuset tugthuse tugthusene
genitive tugthus' tugthusets tugthuses tugthusenes

Derived terms

  • tugthusfange
  • tugthuskandidat

References

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