vuur
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch vuur, from Old Dutch fuïr, *fiur, from West-Germanic *fuïr-, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vuur (plural vure, diminutive vuurtje)
Derived termsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch vuur, from Old Dutch fuir, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. The adjectival slang sense is a calque of the slang sense of English fire.
NounEdit
vuur n (plural vuren, diminutive vuurtje n)
- fire
- Het vuur brandde in mijn kamer; het was koud.
- The fire was burning in my room; it was cold.
- heater
- (informal) a lighter
- Heb je vuur?
- Got a light?
- Heb je vuur?
- The act of firing with firearms, explosives or less commonly other projectile weapons; fire.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: vuur
AdjectiveEdit
vuur (not comparable)
- (slang) Great, amazing, extraordinary, dope.
- Zijn nieuwe album is vuur.
- His new album is fire.
- Zijn nieuwe album is vuur.
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
vuur
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch fuir, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir.
NounEdit
vuur n
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative formsEdit
- vier (Flemish)
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “vier”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “vuur”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN