kulspruta
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kula (“bullet”) + spruta (“sprayer”). Compare German Kugelspritze. First used to describe mitrailleuse.
Noun
[edit]kulspruta c
- (weaponry) machine gun
- Synonym: maskingevär
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | kulspruta | kulsprutas |
definite | kulsprutan | kulsprutans | |
plural | indefinite | kulsprutor | kulsprutors |
definite | kulsprutorna | kulsprutornas |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Finnish: kuularuisku (calque)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- kulspruta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kulspruta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kulspruta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kulspruta in Nordisk familjebok (1st ed., 1885)
- kulspruta in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1911)