Folter
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See also: folter
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin poledrus (“a sharp-edged frame on which the suspect's feet were weighed down”), from Ancient Greek πῶλος (pôlos, “foal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Folter f (genitive Folter, plural Foltern)
- torture
- 1948, Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte, UN Department for General Assembly and Conference Management German Translation Service, Article 7:
- Niemand darf der Folter oder grausamer, unmenschlicher oder erniedrigender Behandlung oder Strafe unterworfen werden.
- No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
- 1948, Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte, UN Department for General Assembly and Conference Management German Translation Service, Article 7:
Declension[edit]
Declension of Folter [feminine]