ful
Catalan
Adjective
ful (invariable)
- Of or pertaining to Fula.
Proper noun
ful m
Related terms
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ful
Inflection
Inflection of ful | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | ful | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | fult | — | —2 |
Plural | fule | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | fule | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Maltese
Noun
ful
Middle English
Adverb
ful
- very; much; to a great extent
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
- And I seide, "Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. […]
- And I said, "Sir, in his time master John Wycliffe was held by very many men the greatest clerk that they knew living upon earth. And with this he was named, as I believe worthily, an excellent ruly and innocent man in all his living. […]
- And I seide, "Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. […]
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
- full
- ca. 1384, John Wycliffe, Wycliffe Bible (translation from the Vulgate), Genesis 25:8
- and failynge he was deed in a good elde, and of greet age, and ful of dayes, and he was gaderyd to his puple.
- and failing he was dead in a good old [age], and of great age, and full of days, and he was gathered to his people.
- and failynge he was deed in a good elde, and of greet age, and ful of dayes, and he was gaderyd to his puple.
- ca. 1384, John Wycliffe, Wycliffe Bible (translation from the Vulgate), Genesis 25:8
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ful (masculine and feminine ful, neuter fult, definite singular and plural fule, comparative fulere, indefinite superlative fulest, definite superlative fuleste)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.
Adjective
ful (neuter fult, definite singular and plural fule, comparative fulare, indefinite superlative fulast, definite superlative fulaste)
References
- “ful” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *fullaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ful
- Alternative form of full
Declension
Declension of ful — Strong
Declension of ful — Weak
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fūl
- foul (dirty, stinking, vile, corrupt)
Declension
Declension of fūl — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | fūl | fūl | fūl |
Accusative | fūlne | fūle | fūl |
Genitive | fūles | fūlre | fūles |
Dative | fūlum | fūlre | fūlum |
Instrumental | fūle | fūlre | fūle |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | fūle | fūla, fūle | fūl |
Accusative | fūle | fūla, fūle | fūl |
Genitive | fūlra | fūlra | fūlra |
Dative | fūlum | fūlum | fūlum |
Instrumental | fūlum | fūlum | fūlum |
Declension of fūl — Weak
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fulnaz.
Adjective
ful
Descendants
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
·ful
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
·ful | ·ḟul | ·ful pronounced with /-β(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.
Adjective
ful
Declension
Declension of ful
Strong declension | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | ful | fulle | ful | fullu | ful | fulle |
accusative | fullana | fulle | ful | fullu | fulla | fulle |
genitive | fulles | fullarō | fulles | fullarō | fullaro | fullarō |
dative | fullumu | fullum | fullumu | fullum | fullaro | fullum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | fullo | fullu | fulla | fullu | fulla | fullu |
accusative | fullun | fullun | fulla | fullun | fullun | fullun |
genitive | fullun | fullonō | fullun | fullonō | fullun | fullonō |
dative | fullun | fullum | fullun | fullum | fullun | fullum |
Related terms
Descendants
- Low German: vull
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
ful m inan
Declension
Declension of ful
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.
Pronunciation
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Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʉːl
Adjective
ful
- ugly; of displeasing appearance
- Det var den fulaste unge jag någonsin sett.
- That's the ugliest kid I've ever seen.
- Det var den fulaste unge jag någonsin sett.
- dirty, bad; something contradictory to norms and rules
- Larsson gjorde en riktigt ful tackling.
- Larsson pulled off a really dirty tackle.
- Larsson gjorde en riktigt ful tackling.
- prefix indicating a state of low or poor quality: an ironic opposite of fin, "fine, elegant."
- 2000, Mikael Niemi, Populärmusik från Vittula p. 35; English translation by Laurie Thompson: Popular Music from Vittula (2003), p. 36.
- Hukande tassade han fram till predikstolen, en skygg liten gosse med fulsnaggat hår.
- Shoulders hunched, he tip-toed toward the pulpit, a bashful little boy with an awful haircut.
- Hukande tassade han fram till predikstolen, en skygg liten gosse med fulsnaggat hår.
- 2000, Mikael Niemi, Populärmusik från Vittula p. 35; English translation by Laurie Thompson: Popular Music from Vittula (2003), p. 36.
Declension
Inflection of ful | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | ful | fulare | fulast |
Neuter singular | fult | fulare | fulast |
Plural | fula | fulare | fulast |
Masculine plural3 | fule | fulare | fulast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | fule | fulare | fulaste |
All | fula | fulare | fulaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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Anagrams
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
ful
Volapük
Noun
ful (nominative plural fuls)
Declension
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