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)

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

Derived terms

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