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

• Ksp
• kulsprutegevär
• kulsprutepistol
• kulspruteskytt

Descendants

• → Finnish: kuularuisku (calque)

See also

• hagelgevär
• skjutvapen

References

• “kulspruta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “kulspruta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “kulspruta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• kulspruta in Nordisk familjebok (1st ed., 1885)
• kulspruta in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1911)