Feuer
German
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#FEUERCategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#FEUER viur, from Old High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Old High German#FEUERCategory:German terms derived from Old High German#FEUER fiur, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#FEUERCategory:German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#FEUER *fuir, from Proto-GermanicCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#FEUER *fōr, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#FEUER *péh₂wr̥.
Cognate with Danish fyr, Dutch vuur, English fire, Low German Füer, and West Frisian fjoer; as well as Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr), Armenian հուր (hur), Hittite 𒉺𒄴𒄯 (pa-aḫ-ḫur), all “fire”, and Latin purgō (“to purge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔʏ̯ər/, [ˈfɔʏ̯ɐ]Category:German 2-syllable words#FEUERCategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#FEUER
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Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#FEUERAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔʏ̯ər, -ərCategory:Rhymes:German/ɔʏ̯ər#FEUERCategory:Rhymes:German/ɔʏ̯ər/2 syllables#FEUERCategory:Rhymes:German/ər#FEUERCategory:Rhymes:German/ər/2 syllables#FEUER
Noun
Feuer n (strong, genitive Feuers, plural Feuer, diminutive Feuerchen n or Feuerlein n)Category:German lemmas#FEUERCategory:German nouns#FEUERCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#FEUERCategory:German neuter nouns#FEUERCategory:Pages with entries#FEUERCategory:Pages with 1 entry#FEUER
- fire (chemical process)
- Feuer fangen ― to catch fireCategory:German terms with usage examples#FEUER
- fire (instance of something burning)
- Synonym: Brand
- (firearmsCategory:de:Firearms#FEUER) fire; the act of firing
- (informalCategory:German informal terms#FEUER) 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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Related terms
- Faustfeuerwaffe
- Feuer frei
- Feueralarm
- Feuerameise
- Feuerarm
- Feuerball
- Feuerbohne
- feuerfest
- Feuerfisch
- feuergefährlich
- Feuerholz
- Feuerkäfer
- Feuerland
- Feuerleiter
- Feuerlöscher
- Feuerlöschmittel
- Feuerprobe
- feuerrot
- Feuersglut
- Feuerstein
- Feuertaufe
- Feuerteufel
- Feuerturm
- Feuerwaffe
- Feuerwanze
- Feuerwehr
- Feuerwerk
- Feuerzeug
- Öl ins Feuer gießen
- Reihenfeuerpistole
Further reading
- “Feuer” in Duden online
- “Feuer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German)
- “Feuer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Feuer” in OpenThesaurus.de