vuursteen

Dutch

vuursteen
a flint

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vuursteen. Equivalent to vuur (“fire”) +‎ steen (“stone, rock”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvyr.steːn/
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Hyphenation: vuur‧steen

Noun

vuursteen m or n (plural vuurstenen, diminutive vuursteentje n)

m A flint, piece of hard fine-grained quartz stone, as struck to spark up a fire
n Flint, the material silex

Derived terms

vuurstenen (adjective)
vuursteengeweer n
vuursteenmes n
vuursteenpistool
vuursteenslot n
vuursteentje n (also a material)

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