faul

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Czech[edit]

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Noun[edit]

faul m inan

  1. foul (offence in sports)

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Further reading[edit]

  • faul in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • faul in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-lo-s (rotten, putrid).

Compare Dutch vuil, English foul, Danish ful, Swedish ful. Doublet of Foul.

The sense “lazy” developed in part from the idea of food rotting when lying around, in part from the notion that idleness is morally rotten.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

faul (strong nominative masculine singular fauler, comparative fauler, superlative am faulsten)

  1. foul, rotten, rancid
  2. lazy

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Further reading[edit]

  • faul” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • faul” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • faul” in Duden online
  • faul” in OpenThesaurus.de

Hunsrik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

faul (comparative fauler, superlative faulest)

  1. rotten
    En faules Eu stinkd.
    A rotten egg stinks.
    Die Epple sin schun faul.
    The apples are already rotten.
  2. lazy
    En fauler Kerl.
    A lazy guy.

Declension[edit]

Declension of faul (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative faul faul faul faule
accusative faule faul faul faule
dative faule faule faule faule
Strong inflection nominative fauler faule faules faule
accusative faule faule faules faule
dative faulem fauler faulem faule

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vūl, from Old High German fūl, from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *puH-lo-s (rotten, putrid).

Compare Dutch vuil, English foul, Danish ful, Swedish ful.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

faul

  1. rotten
  2. lazy

Pitcairn-Norfolk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English fowl.

Noun[edit]

faul

  1. chicken; fowl; poultry

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English foul.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

faul m inan

  1. (sports) foul (breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage)
    Hypernym: wykroczenie
  2. foul play (unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature)
    Hypernym: postępek

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verbs

Further reading[edit]

  • faul in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • faul in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • faul in PWN's encyclopedia

Slovak[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

faul m inan (genitive singular faulu, nominative plural fauly, genitive plural faulov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. (sports) foul

Declension[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • faul”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024