spuit
Dutch
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /spœy̯t/
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- Hyphenation: spuit
- Rhymes: -œy̯t
Etymology 1
    
From Middle Dutch spoyte, probably related to spuien.
Noun
    
spuit f (plural spuiten, diminutive spuitje n)
- spout
- Gisteren ontdekte hij dat de spuit van de tuinslang kapot is.- He discovered yesterday that the spout of the garden hose is broken.
 
 
- syringe
- Synonym: injectiespuit
- Dit geneesmiddel wordt door middel van een spuit toegediend. ― This medicine is administered by means of a syringe.
 
- injection, jab, shot
- (euphemistic, usually diminutive) euthanasia; lethal injection (particularly in relation to animals, usage in relation to humans may be considered crass)
- Ons konijn heeft vorige week een spuitje gekregen. ― Our rabbit was euthanised last week.
 
- (dated) gun, rifle
- Synonym: geweer
- De veteraan uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog had zijn oude spuit aan de mantel gehangen.- The veteran of the First World War had hung his old gun on the mantle.
 
 
Derived terms
    
- injectiespuit
- slagroomspuit
- spuit elf
- spuitgast
- waterspuit
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Descendants
    
Etymology 2
    
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 3
    
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
    
spuit
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