vuursteen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch vuursteen. Equivalent to vuur (“fire”) +‎ steen (“stone, rock”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvyr.steːn/ Hyphenation: vuur‧steen === Noun === vuursteen m (plural vuurstenen, diminutive vuursteentje n) a flint, piece of hard fine-grained quartz stone, as struck to spark up a fire === Noun === vuursteen n (uncountable, no diminutive) flint, the material silex ==== Derived terms ==== vuurstenen (adjective) vuursteengeweer n vuursteenmes n vuursteenpistool vuursteenslot n vuursteentje n (also a material)