kulspruta

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • ksp (abbreviation)

Etymology

kula (“bullet”) +‎ spruta (“sprayer”). Compare German Kugelspritze. First used to describe mitrailleuse.

Noun

kulspruta c

  1. (weaponry) machine gun
    Synonym: (official military term in Finland) maskingevär

Usage notes

Kulspruta is the official military designation in Sweden, whereas maskingevär is the official military designation in Finland. Maskingevär is common in Sweden as well though.

Declension

Declension of kulspruta
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kulspruta kulsprutas
definite kulsprutan kulsprutans
plural indefinite kulsprutor kulsprutors
definite kulsprutorna kulsprutornas

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: kuularuisku (calque)

See also

References

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