vuursteen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈvyr.steːn/

noun
Definitions
  • A flint, piece of hard fine-grained quartz stone, as struck to spark up a fire
  • Flint, the material silex

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch vuursteen compound from Dutch, Flemish vuur (fire, inflammation, infection) + Dutch, Flemish steen (stone, rock).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

steen

Gloss

stone, rock

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

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Kanji

岩, 巌

Emoji
🗿 🪨

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