vuursteen
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flintstone.jpg/220px-Flintstone.jpg)
a flint
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch vuursteen. Equivalent to vuur (“fire”) + steen (“stone, rock”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vuursteen m (plural vuurstenen, diminutive vuursteentje n)
Noun
[edit]vuursteen n (uncountable)
- Flint, the material silex
Derived terms
[edit]- vuurstenen (adjective)
- vuursteengeweer n
- vuursteenmes n
- vuursteenpistool
- vuursteenslot n
- vuursteentje n (also a material)