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vuur

Afrikaans

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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vuur (plural vure, diminutive vuurtjie)

  1. fire, flame
  2. the shot from a weapon
  3. fervency, gusto
  4. a lighter
  5. (rare) gangrene
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Etymology 2

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From Dutch vuren, from Middle Dutch vuren (“to set on fire”), from Old Dutch *fiuron.

Verb

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vuur (present vuur, present participle vuurende, past participle gevuur)

  1. to fire a weapon

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vyr/, [vyːr]
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  • Hyphenation: vuur
  • Rhymes: -yr

Etymology 1

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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.

Noun

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vuur n (plural vuren, diminutive vuurtje n)

  1. fire
    We maakten een vuur om ons warm te houden tijdens de koude nacht.
    We made a fire to keep us warm during the cold night.
    Pas op voor het vuur, het kan je verbranden.
    Beware of the fire, it can burn you.
    Ze zaten rond het vuur en vertelden verhalen.
    They sat around the fire and told stories.
  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.
Alternative forms
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  • vier (Southern Dutch)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: vuur
  • Javindo: vier
  • Jersey Dutch: vuer, vîr
  • Negerhollands: vuur, fi, vier
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: fir

Adjective

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vuur (not comparable)

  1. (slang) Great, amazing, extraordinary, dope.
    Zijn nieuwe album is vuur.
    His new album is fire.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vuur

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

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch fuir, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir.

Noun

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vuur n

  1. fire
  2. bonfire
  3. passion

Inflection

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