vuur

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vuur, from Old Dutch fuïr, *fiur, from West-Germanic *fuïr-, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fyːr]

Noun

vuur (plural vure, diminutive vuurtje)

1. fire

Derived terms

• vuurtoring

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vyr/, [vyːr]

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  (file)

• Hyphenation: vuur
• Rhymes: -yr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vuur, from Old Dutch fuir, from West-Germanic *fuïr-, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. The adjectival slang sense is a calque of the slang sense of English fire.

Noun

vuur n (plural vuren, diminutive vuurtje n)

1. fire

   Het vuur brandde in mijn kamer; het was koud.

   The fire was burning in my room; it was cold.

2. heater
3. (informal) a lighter

   Heb je vuur?

   Got a light?

4. The act of firing with firearms, explosives or less commonly other projectile weapons; fire.

Derived terms

• vurig
• vuurbol
• vuursteen
• vuurvlieg
• vuurwapen
• vuurzee

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vuur

Adjective

vuur (not comparable)

1. (slang) Great, amazing, extraordinary, dope.

   Zijn nieuwe album is vuur.

   His new album is fire.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

vuur

1. first-person singular present indicative of vuren
2. imperative of vuren

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fuir.

Noun

vuur n

1. fire
2. bonfire
3. passion

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• vier (Flemish)

Descendants

• Dutch: vuur
  • Afrikaans: vuur
• Limburgish: vuur
• West Flemish: vier
• Zealandic: vier

Further reading

• “vier”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vuur”, in Middelniederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN