pyro-

From Latin pyro-, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).


lucifer

nl-noun

lucifer m (plural lucifers, diminutive lucifertje n)

lucifers (plural)
lucifertje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from English lucifer, from Latin lūcifer.


branden

branden (infinitive)
branden (gerund neuter)
brand (first-person present singular)
brandde (first-person past singular)
brandt (present second-person singular)
brand (present second-person singular)
brandde (past second-person singular)
brandt (formal present second-person singular)
brandde (formal past second-person singular)
brandt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
brandt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
brandde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
brandde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
brandt (present singular third-person)
brandde (past singular third-person)
branden (plural present)
brandden (past plural)
brande (archaic present singular subjunctive)
brandde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
branden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
brandden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
brand (imperative present singular)
brandt (archaic imperative plural present)
brandend (participle present)
gebrand (participle past)

Berbice Creole Dutch: brandi

Negerhollands: bran

Skepi Creole Dutch: brant

From Middle Dutch branden, a backformation from the past forms brande, gebrant of barnen, bernen, from Old Dutch *bernan, metathesis of brennan, from Proto-West Germanic *brannijan, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną. Displaced the form barnen. The sense “to write to a storage medium” is a semantic loan from English burn.
According to Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, the Middle Dutch past forms brande, gebrant were formed anew from barnde, gebarnt by analogy with the related noun brand (“fire”), thus involving a kind of "re-metathesis". However, it appears more plausible that those forms survived unaltered (alongside the regularised forms) because the consonant cluster -nd- hampered the metathesis (as it clearly did in brand). The regular a-vocalism is due to Rückumlaut (cf. German brannte, gebrannt). Only the backformation of the present stem brand- would have been influenced by the noun.

(intransitive or transitive) to burn, to set aflame, to be alight


vuur

vuur n (plural vuren, diminutive vuurtje n)

vuren (plural)
vuurtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: vuur

Javindo: vier

Jersey Dutch: vuer, vîr

Negerhollands: vuur, fi, vier

Skepi Creole Dutch: fir

From Middle Dutch vuur, from Old Dutch fuir, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. The adjectival slang sense is a calque of the slang sense of English fire.

We maakten een vuur om ons warm te houden tijdens de koude nacht.

We made a fire to keep us warm during the cold night.

Pas op voor het vuur, het kan je verbranden.

Ze zaten rond het vuur en vertelden verhalen.

They sat around the fire and told stories.

Heb je vuur?

the act of firing with firearms, explosives or less commonly other projectile weapons; fire


aansteken

aansteken (infinitive)
aansteken (gerund neuter)
steek aan (first-person main-clause present singular)
stak aan (first-person main-clause past singular)
aansteek (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aanstak (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
steekt aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
steek aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
stak aan (main-clause past second-person singular)
aansteekt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanstak (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
steekt aan (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
stak aan (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aansteekt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanstak (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
steekt aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
steekt aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
staakt aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
staakt aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aansteekt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aansteekt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanstaakt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanstaakt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
steekt aan (main-clause present singular third-person)
stak aan (main-clause past singular third-person)
aansteekt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aanstak (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
steken aan (main-clause plural present)
staken aan (main-clause past plural)
aansteken (plural present subordinate-clause)
aanstaken (past plural subordinate-clause)
steke aan (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
stake aan (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aansteke (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aanstake (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
steken aan (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
staken aan (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aansteken (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aanstaken (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
steek aan (imperative main-clause present singular)
steekt aan (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aanstekend (main-clause participle present)
aangestoken (main-clause participle past)


vlam

vlam f (plural vlammen, diminutive vlammetje n)

vlammen (plural)
vlammetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: vlam

Negerhollands: vlam

From Middle Dutch vlamme, from Old Dutch flamma, from Old French flamme, from Latin flamma.

(informal, metonymically) love interest, partner


verbranding

verbranding f (plural verbrandingen, diminutive verbrandinkje n)

verbrandingen (plural)
verbrandinkje (diminutive neuter)


brandstichting

brandstichting f (plural brandstichtingen, diminutive brandstichtinkje n)

brandstichtingen (plural)
brandstichtinkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: brandstigting


open haard

open haard m (plural open haarden, diminutive open haardje n)

open haarden (plural)
open haardje (diminutive neuter)


brandwond

brandwond f (plural brandwonden, diminutive brandwondje n)

brandwonden (plural)
brandwondje (diminutive neuter)


ontsteken

ontsteken (infinitive)
ontsteken (gerund neuter)
ontsteek (first-person present singular)
ontstak (first-person past singular)
ontsteekt (present second-person singular)
ontsteek (present second-person singular)
ontstak (past second-person singular)
ontsteekt (formal present second-person singular)
ontstak (formal past second-person singular)
ontsteekt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
ontsteekt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
ontstaakt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
ontstaakt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
ontsteekt (present singular third-person)
ontstak (past singular third-person)
ontsteken (plural present)
ontstaken (past plural)
ontsteke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
ontstake (archaic past singular subjunctive)
ontsteken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
ontstaken (archaic past plural subjunctive)
ontsteek (imperative present singular)
ontsteekt (archaic imperative plural present)
ontstekend (participle present)
ontstoken (participle past)

to inflame (to put in a state of inflammation)


brandweerauto

brandweerauto m (plural brandweerauto's, diminutive brandweerautootje n)

brandweerauto's (plural)
brandweerautootje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brandweer (“fire department”) + auto (“car, motorized vehicle”).


brandweerwagen

nl-noun

brandweerwagen m (plural brandweerwagens, diminutive brandweerwagentje n)

brandweerwagens (plural)
brandweerwagentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brandweer (“fire department”) + wagen (“car, wagon”).


verbranden

verbranden (infinitive)
verbranden (gerund neuter)
verbrand (first-person present singular)
verbrandde (first-person past singular)
verbrandt (present second-person singular)
verbrand (present second-person singular)
verbrandde (past second-person singular)
verbrandt (formal present second-person singular)
verbrandde (formal past second-person singular)
verbrandt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
verbrandt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
verbrandde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
verbrandde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
verbrandt (present singular third-person)
verbrandde (past singular third-person)
verbranden (plural present)
verbrandden (past plural)
verbrande (archaic present singular subjunctive)
verbrandde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
verbranden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
verbrandden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
verbrand (imperative present singular)
verbrandt (archaic imperative plural present)
verbrandend (participle present)
verbrand (participle past)

Negerhollands: verbran, verbranden

De dorpelingen verbrandden de heks.

(transitive) to burn, consume/kill in fire


brandweerkazerne

nl-noun

brandweerkazerne m or f (plural brandweerkazernes or brandweerkazernen, diminutive brandweerkazernetje n)

brandweerkazernes (plural)
brandweerkazernen (plural)
brandweerkazernetje (diminutive neuter)

From brandweer (“fire department”) + kazerne (“barracks, (military) quarter”).


brandstichten

brandstichten (infinitive)
brandstichten (gerund neuter)
sticht brand (first-person main-clause present singular)
stichtte brand (first-person main-clause past singular)
brandsticht (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
sticht brand (main-clause present second-person singular)
stichtte brand (main-clause past second-person singular)
brandsticht (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
sticht brand (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
stichtte brand (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
brandsticht (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
sticht brand (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
sticht brand (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
stichtte brand (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
stichtte brand (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
brandsticht (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandsticht (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
sticht brand (main-clause present singular third-person)
stichtte brand (main-clause past singular third-person)
brandsticht (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
brandstichtte (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
stichten brand (main-clause plural present)
stichtten brand (main-clause past plural)
brandstichten (plural present subordinate-clause)
brandstichtten (past plural subordinate-clause)
stichte brand (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
stichtte brand (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
brandstichte (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
stichten brand (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
stichtten brand (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
brandstichten (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
brandstichtten (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
sticht brand (imperative main-clause present singular)
sticht brand (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
brandstichtend (main-clause participle present)
brandgesticht (main-clause participle past)

From brand (“fire”) + stichten (“to start, cause”).

(intransitive) to start a fire, to set fire to something, to commit arson


ontbranden

ontbranden (infinitive)
ontbranden (gerund neuter)
ontbrand (first-person present singular)
ontbrandde (first-person past singular)
ontbrandt (present second-person singular)
ontbrand (present second-person singular)
ontbrandde (past second-person singular)
ontbrandt (formal present second-person singular)
ontbrandde (formal past second-person singular)
ontbrandt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
ontbrandt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
ontbrandde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
ontbrandde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
ontbrandt (present singular third-person)
ontbrandde (past singular third-person)
ontbranden (plural present)
ontbrandden (past plural)
ontbrande (archaic present singular subjunctive)
ontbrandde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
ontbranden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
ontbrandden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
ontbrand (imperative present singular)
ontbrandt (archaic imperative plural present)
ontbrandend (participle present)
ontbrand (participle past)

From ont- (“inchoative”) + branden (“to burn”).


laai

nl-noun

laai f (plural laaien, diminutive laaitje n)

laaien (plural)
laaitje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch laeye, from Proto-West Germanic *laugi. It could have been borrowed through an unattested Old Frisian term.
See also Old English līeġ, Old High German loug and Old Norse leygr. Compare also German Lohe (“flame”), an ablaut variant of the latter two.


afbranden

afbranden (infinitive)
afbranden (gerund neuter)
brand af (first-person main-clause present singular)
brandde af (first-person main-clause past singular)
afbrand (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
afbrandde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
brandt af (main-clause present second-person singular)
brand af (main-clause present second-person singular)
brandde af (main-clause past second-person singular)
afbrandt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
afbrandde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandt af (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
brandde af (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
afbrandt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
afbrandde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandt af (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
brandt af (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
brandde af (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
brandde af (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
afbrandt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
afbrandt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
afbrandde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
afbrandde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandt af (main-clause present singular third-person)
brandde af (main-clause past singular third-person)
afbrandt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
afbrandde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
branden af (main-clause plural present)
brandden af (main-clause past plural)
afbranden (plural present subordinate-clause)
afbrandden (past plural subordinate-clause)
brande af (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
brandde af (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
afbrande (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
afbrandde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
branden af (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
brandden af (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
afbranden (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
afbrandden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
brand af (imperative main-clause present singular)
brandt af (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
afbrandend (main-clause participle present)
afgebrand (main-clause participle past)

From Middle Dutch afbranden, uncommon variant of afbernen. Equivalent to af + branden.


vlammenzee

vlammenzee f (plural vlammenzeeën, diminutive vlammenzeetje n)

vlammenzeeën (plural)
vlammenzeetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: vlammesee

From vlam (“flame”) + -en- + zee (“sea”).


vuurmuur

vuurmuur m (plural vuurmuren, diminutive vuurmuurtje n)

vuurmuren (plural)
vuurmuurtje (diminutive neuter)


aanmaakblokje

From aanmaken (“to light (a fire)”) + blokje (“small block”).


brandspuit

nl-noun

brandspuit f (plural brandspuiten, diminutive brandspuitje n)

brandspuiten (plural)
brandspuitje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: brandspuit

→ Papiamentu: branspeit, branspùit

→ Russian: брандспо́йт (brandspójt)

→ Sranan Tongo: branspoiti

fire hose (hose designed to deliver water to douse a fire)


brandkraan

brandkraan f (plural brandkranen, diminutive brandkraantje n)

brandkranen (plural)
brandkraantje (diminutive neuter)

From brand (“(large) fire”) + kraan (“tap”).


brandslang

brandslang f (plural brandslangen, diminutive brandslangetje n)

brandslangen (plural)
brandslangetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brand (“fire”) + slang (“hose”).


tegenvuur

(forestry, firefighting) a fire started to limit the damage or extent of an ongoing fire, especially in order to combat wildfires


sprokkelhout

From sprokkelen (“to gather [firewood]”) + hout (“wood”).

compound

Dry, fallen branches and twigs (brushwood), generally gathered into a faggot and used as firewood.