"vuurhoutjie" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfyrˌɦœu̯.ki/, /ˈfyrœu̯ki/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Anon1314-vuurhoutjie.wav Forms: vuurhoutjies [plural]
Etymology: Compound of vuur (“fire”) + houtjie (“little stick/piece of wood”). Some Dutch dictionaries from around 1900 mention Dutch vuurhoutje, although there are few attestations from this period that don't clearly relate to southern Africa. The word was therefore likely formed in Afrikaans. Etymology templates: {{compound|af|vuur|houtjie|t1=fire|t2=little stick/piece of wood}} vuur (“fire”) + houtjie (“little stick/piece of wood”), {{cog|nl|vuurhoutje}} Dutch vuurhoutje Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|vuurhoutjies|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} vuurhoutjie (plural vuurhoutjies), {{af-noun|s}} vuurhoutjie (plural vuurhoutjies)
  1. A match, a matchstick. Derived forms: vuurhoutboksie, vuurhoutdosie Related terms: vuurhout
    Sense id: en-vuurhoutjie-af-noun-6OJXQlp~ Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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