"firelighter" meaning in All languages combined

See firelighter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: firelighters [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English lighter English firelighter From fire + lighter. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|fire|lighter|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English lighter English firelighter [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*fōr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*fuir", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "fȳr", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "fyr", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fire", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "lighter", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "firelighter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="firelighter"> From fire + lighter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} firelighter (plural firelighters)
  1. A small block of a flammable substance, typically a combination of sawdust and wax, used to light fires. Hyponyms: fireball Translations (small block of a flammable substance used to light fires): подпа́лка (podpálka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), optændingsblok (Danish), aanmaakblokje [neuter] (Dutch), sytytyspala (Finnish), allume-feu [masculine] (French), προσάναμμα (prosánamma) [neuter] (Greek), alágyújtós (Hungarian), uppkveikikubbur (Icelandic), adhantaí [masculine] (Irish), tennbrikett (Norwegian Bokmål), tennbrikett (Norwegian Nynorsk), podpałka [feminine] (Polish), расто́пка (rastópka) [feminine] (Russian), tändbrikett (Swedish)

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