Feuer

Feuer

See also: feuer

German

Etymology

    From Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir. Cognate with Dutch vuur, Low German Füer, West Frisian fjoer, English fire, Danish fyr.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfɔʏ̯ər/, [ˈfɔʏ̯ɐ]
    • Audio (Berlin, Germany):(file)
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    • Rhymes: -ɔʏ̯ər, -ər

    Noun

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

    1. fire (chemical process)
      Feuer fangen ― to 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?

    Declension

    Declension of Feuer [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Feuer die Feuer
    genitive eines des Feuers der Feuer
    dative einem dem Feuer den Feuern
    accusative ein das Feuer die Feuer

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “Feuer” in Duden online
    • “Feuer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Feuer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Feuer” in OpenThesaurus.de
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