vuurtoren
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- (obsolete) viertoren
Etymology
editFrom vuur (“fire”) + toren (“tower”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvuurtoren m (plural vuurtorens, diminutive vuurtorentje n)
- a lighthouse
- (Netherlands) a 250 guilder banknote (before the introduction of the euro)
- (derogatory) a redhead, ginger
- Synonyms: roodhaar, roodharige, rosse, rossekop
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: vuurtoring
- → Indonesian: menara api (calque)
Further reading
edit- vuurtoren on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl