vuren

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvyrə(n)/, [ˈvyːrə(n)]

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• Rhymes: -yrən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vuren (“to set on fire”), from Old Dutch *fiuron. Equivalent to vuur +‎ -en.

Verb

vuren

1. (intransitive) to fire, to shoot (a weapon)

Inflection

Conjugation of vuren (weak)
infinitive	vuren
past singular	vuurde
past participle	gevuurd
infinitive	vuren
gerund	vuren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vuur	vuurde
2nd person sing. (jij)	vuurt	vuurde
2nd person sing. (u)	vuurt	vuurde
2nd person sing. (gij)	vuurt	vuurde
3rd person singular	vuurt	vuurde
plural	vuren	vuurden
subjunctive sing.1	vure	vuurde
subjunctive plur.1	vuren	vuurden
imperative sing.	vuur
imperative plur.1	vuurt
participles	vurend	gevuurd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• afvuren

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch vurin, from Old Dutch *furīn, from Proto-Germanic *furhīnaz, from *furhō.

Adjective

vuren (not comparable)

1. made of the wood of the Norway spruce

Inflection

Declension of vuren
uninflected	vuren
inflected	vuren
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vuren
	n. sing.	vuren
	plural	vuren
definite		vuren
partitive

Etymology 3

Substantivization of the adjective vuren.

Noun

vuren n (uncountable)

1. wood of the Norway spruce (Picea abies)

Derived terms

• vurenhout

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vuren

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of vuur