| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | common |
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | straf | straffen | straffe | straffene |
| Genitive | strafs | straffens | straffes | straffenes |
| Afrikaans | straf |
|---|---|
| Czech | trest |
| Dutch | bestraffing; straf |
| English | punishment |
| English (Old English) | wite |
| Esperanto | puno |
| French | peine; punition |
| German | Bestrafung; Strafe |
| Italian | punizione |
| Latin | poena |
| Malay | hukuman |
| Papiamento | kastigo; kastigu |
| Portuguese | castigo; punição |
| Saterland Frisian | Bestroafenge; Stroafe |
| Spanish | castigo |
| Sranan | strafu |
| Swahili | adhabu |
| Swedish | straff |
| West Frisian | straf |