See also: feuer

German

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Etymology

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From Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Compare Dutch vuur, Low German Füer, West Frisian fjoer, English fire, Danish fyr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔʏ̯ər/, [ˈfɔʏ̯ɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯ɐ

Noun

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Feuer n (strong, genitive Feuers, plural Feuer, diminutive Feuerchen n or Feuerlein n)

  1. fire (chemical process)
    Feuer fangento catch fire
  2. fire (instance of something burning)
    Synonym: Brand
  3. (firearms) fire; the act of firing
  4. (informal) a means for lighting a fire, i.e. a lighter or matches
    Synonyms: Feuerzeug, Streichholz, Zündholz
    Hätten Sie mal Feuer für mich?
    Do you have a light please?

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Feuer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Feuer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Feuer” in Duden online
  • Feuer” in OpenThesaurus.de
  •   Feuer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de