Neuter
Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) fire (chemical process)
  2. (neuter, strong) fire (instance of something burning)
  3. (neuter, strong) fire; the act of firing
  4. (informal, neuter, strong) a means for lighting a fire, i.e. a lighter or matches

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

fyyr

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɔʏ̯ər/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German viur, 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.

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