Afrikaans

Noun

vuur ‎(plural vure, diminutive vuurtje)

1. fire

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -yːr
• IPA^(key): /vyːr/

Etymology

From Old Dutch fuïr, *fiur, from West-Germanic *fuïr-, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ur. Compare West Frisian fjoer, German Feuer, English fire, Danish fyr. Adjectival slang sense is a calque of the slang sense of English fire.

Noun

vuur n ‎(plural vuren, diminutive vuurtje n)

1. fire

   Het vuur brandde in mijn kamer; het was koud.‎

   The fire was burning in my room; it was cold.

2. heater
3. (informal) a lighter

   Heb je vuur?

   Got a light?

Derived terms

Verb

vuur

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

Adjective

vuur ‎(not comparable)

1. (slang) Great, amazing, extraordinary, dope. (Calque of the slang sense of English fire)

   Zijn nieuwe album is vuur.

   His new album is fire.