# spruta
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* sprute

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²sprʉːtɑ/

### Verb

spruta (present tense sprutar or spruter, past tense spruta or sprutte, past participle spruta or sprutt, present participle sprutande, imperative sprut)
* to gush, squirt, spray

### Further reading

* “spruta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈspruta/
* Rhymes: -uta
* Syllabification: spru‧ta

### Participle

spruta
* feminine nominative/vocative singular of spruty

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse sprúta, from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²sprʉːta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -²ʉːta

### Noun

spruta c
* something that emits a jet of liquid (or several); a sprayer, a squirt
    vattensprutawater sprayer [generic, like in English]
    brandsprutafire engine [including older and non-vehicle equipment – compare brandbil (“fire truck”)](literally, “fire sprayer”)
* a syringe
    sprutor på en brickasyringes on a tray
    sprutor och nålarsyringes and needles
    Sköterskan satte sprutan i armenThe nurse put the needle [the syringe] in my arm
    vara rädd för sprutorbe afraid of needles ["syringes" – idiomatic]
    sprutfobineedle phobia
** a shot; an injection (focusing more on the contents)
    Sköterskan gav henne en sprutaThe nurse gave her a shot
    en spruta mot difteri, stelkramp och kikhostaa shot against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough
    ta en stelkrampssprutatake a tetanus shot

#### Usage notes

Swedish often idiomatically has spruta (“syringe”) where English idiomatically has needle.

#### Derived terms

* sprutbyte (“needle exchange”)

#### See also

* kanyl

### Verb

spruta (present sprutar, preterite sprutade, supine sprutat, imperative spruta)
* to (cause to) be ejected as a jet (or several); to spray, to squirt, to spurt
    spruta vatten på någon med en slangspray water on someone with a hose
    spruta med en vattenpistolsquirt with a water gun
    gråta så att tårarna sprutarcry one's eyes out ["cry so that the tears spray" – idiomatic]
    Blodet sprutade åt alla hållBlood was spraying in all directions
    Formel 1-föraren sprutades ner / blev nedsprutad med champagneThe Formula 1 driver was sprayed [down] with champagne
* to be forcefully emitted or propelled (of a non-liquid, similar to above)
    Gruset sprutade om rallybilens däck i hårnålskurvan[The] gravel sprayed around/about the tires of the rally car in the hairpin curve [more forceful-sounding than "kicked up" or the like]
** to breathe, to spew (fire)
    en eldsprutande drakea fire-breathing [fire-spraying] dragon
* (often with in (“in”)) to inject, to syringe
    Vid en intravenös injektion sprutas läkemedlet direkt in i blodetDuring ["at" – when dealing with] an intravenous injection, the medication is injected directly into the bloodstream [blood]
* (informal) to ejaculate (semen)
    Synonyms: få utlösning, ejakulera, (slang) sarra, (slang) sagga, (slang) satsa
    Han sprutadeHe ejaculated

#### Usage notes

* Spraya is used for spraying with a spray can or spray bottle or the like, where spruta sounds too forceful. To "psst" is to spraya.
* Not traveling along a surface in (sense 1). Would be called a stråle (“ray, beam”) in Swedish, which allows rays of liquid, by extension.

#### Derived terms

* kulspruta
* sprutorgasm

#### Related terms

* sprut

#### See also

* nål (“needle”)

#### See also

* forsa
* injicera
* spraya

#### References

* spruta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* spruta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* spruta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* prutas, pustar, putsar, stupar