sprøyte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Dutch spuit (noun) and spuiten (verb), both influenced by the verb sprute.

Noun

sprøyte f or m (definite singular sprøyta or sprøyten, indefinite plural sprøyter, definite plural sprøytene)

1. a syringe

Verb

sprøyte (imperative sprøyt, present tense sprøyter, simple past and past participle sprøyta or sprøytet)

1. to spray, spurt, squirt
2. (sprøyte inn) to inject

Synonyms

• injisere (sprøyte inn)

Derived terms

• innsprøytning

References

• “sprøyte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sprøyte_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “sprøyte_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Dutch spuit (noun) and spuiten (verb), both influenced by the verb sprute.

Noun

sprøyte f (definite singular sprøyta, indefinite plural sprøyter, definite plural sprøytene)

1. a syringe

Verb

sprøyte (present tense sprøytar/sprøyter, past tense sprøyta/sprøytte, past participle sprøyta/sprøytt, passive infinitive sprøytast, present participle sprøytande, imperative sprøyte/sprøyt)

1. to spray, spurt, squirt
2. (sprøyte inn) to inject

Alternative forms

• sprøyta

References

• “sprøyte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.