kulspruta

Swedish

Alternative forms

ksp (abbreviation)

Etymology

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

Noun

kulspruta c

(weaponry) machine gun
Synonym: maskingevär

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Ksp
kulsprutegevär
kulsprutepistol
kulspruteskytt

Descendants

→ Finnish: kuularuisku (calque)

See also

References

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)

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