vuurtoren

Dutch

Alternative forms

(obsolete) viertoren

Etymology

From vuur (“fire”) +‎ toren (“tower”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvyːrˌtoː.rə(n)/
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Hyphenation: vuur‧to‧ren

Noun

vuurtoren m (plural vuurtorens, diminutive vuurtorentje n)

a lighthouse
(Netherlands) a 250 guilder banknote (before the introduction of the euro)
(derogatory) a redhead, ginger
Synonyms: roodhaar, roodharige, rosse, rossekop

Derived terms

Vuurtoreneiland
vuurtorenlamp
vuurtorenlicht
vuurtorenwachter

Related terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: vuurtoring
→ Indonesian: menara api (calque)

Further reading

vuurtoren on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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