vuur

== Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fyr/, [fyːr], [fiːr] === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== vuur (plural vure, diminutive vuurtjie) fire, flame the shot from a weapon fervency, gusto a lighter (rare) gangrene ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Dutch vuren, from Middle Dutch vuren (“to set on fire”), from Old Dutch *fiuron. ==== Verb ==== vuur (present vuur, present participle vuurende, past participle gevuur) to fire a weapon == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vyr/, [vyːr] Hyphenation: vuur Rhymes: -yr === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== vuur n (plural vuren, diminutive vuurtje n) fire heater (informal) a lighter the act of firing with firearms, explosives or less commonly other projectile weapons; fire ===== Alternative forms ===== vier (Southern) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: vuur Javindo: vier Jersey Dutch: vuer, vîr Negerhollands: vuur, fi, vier Skepi Creole Dutch: fir ==== Adjective ==== vuur (not comparable) (slang) great, amazing, extraordinary, dope === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vuur inflection of vuren: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch fuir, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir. === Noun === vuur n fire bonfire passion ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== vier (Flemish) ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: vuur, vier (Southern)Afrikaans: vuurJavindo: vierJersey Dutch: vuer, vîrNegerhollands: vuur, fi, vierSkepi Creole Dutch: fir Limburgish: vuur West Flemish: vier Zealandic: vier === Further reading === “vier”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vuur”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN