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kulkosvaidis

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From kulkà +‎ sváidyti. Calque of Russian пулемёт (pulemjót).[1] Compare Polish kulomiot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʊlˈkoːsʋɐɪdʲɪs]
  • Hyphenation: kul‧kos‧vai‧dis

Noun

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kulkósvaidis m (plural kulkósvaidžiai) stress pattern 1

  1. (firearms) machine gun (type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “kulkà”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 865

Further reading

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