fullur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊtlʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ʊtlʊɹ

Adjective

fullur (comparative fylri, superlative fylstur)

1. full
2. drunk

Declension

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Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	fullur	full	fult
Accusative (hvønnfall)	fullan	fulla
Dative (hvørjumfall)	fullum	fullari	fullum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(fuls)	(fullar/ fulrar)	(fuls)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	fullir	fullar	full
Accusative (hvønnfall)	fullar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	fullum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(fulla fulra)

Related terms

• fylla

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʏtɬʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏtɬʏr

Adjective

fullur (comparative fyllri, superlative fyllstur)

1. full (containing the maximum amount that is possible, allowed or expected)

   Salurinn var fullur af fólki. ― The hall was full of people.

   Synonym: troðinn

2. drunk

   Ég er svo fullur! ― I'm so drunk!

   Synonyms: ölvaður, drukkinn, hellaður (“heavily inebriated”) (slang)

3. (in compounds) -ful

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fullur	full	fullt
accusative	fullan	fulla	fullt
dative	fullum	fullri	fullu
genitive	fulls	fullrar	fulls
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fullir	fullar	full
accusative	fulla	fullar	full
dative	fullum	fullum	fullum
genitive	fullra	fullra	fullra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fulli	fulla	fulla
accusative	fulla	fullu	fulla
dative	fulla	fullu	fulla
genitive	fulla	fullu	fulla
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fullu	fullu	fullu
accusative	fullu	fullu	fullu
dative	fullu	fullu	fullu
genitive	fullu	fullu	fullu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fyllri	fyllri	fyllra
accusative	fyllri	fyllri	fyllra
dative	fyllri	fyllri	fyllra
genitive	fyllri	fyllri	fyllra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fyllri	fyllri	fyllri
accusative	fyllri	fyllri	fyllri
dative	fyllri	fyllri	fyllri
genitive	fyllri	fyllri	fyllri

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fyllstur	fyllst	fyllst
accusative	fyllstan	fyllsta	fyllst
dative	fyllstum	fyllstri	fyllstu
genitive	fyllsts	fyllstrar	fyllsts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fyllstir	fyllstar	fyllst
accusative	fyllsta	fyllstar	fyllst
dative	fyllstum	fyllstum	fyllstum
genitive	fyllstra	fyllstra	fyllstra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fyllsti	fyllsta	fyllsta
accusative	fyllsta	fyllstu	fyllsta
dative	fyllsta	fyllstu	fyllsta
genitive	fyllsta	fyllstu	fyllsta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fyllstu	fyllstu	fyllstu
accusative	fyllstu	fyllstu	fyllstu
dative	fyllstu	fyllstu	fyllstu
genitive	fyllstu	fyllstu	fyllstu

Derived terms

• að fullu
• barmafullur
• blindfullur
• borga fullt
• drekka sig fullan
• eiga fullt í fangi með
• eiga í fullu tré við
• fullt af
• fullum stöfum (“unabbreviated, without abbreviation”)
• fullur fjandskapur
• fyrir fullt og allt
• kúffullur
• metnaðarfullur
• rita fullum stöfum (“write unabbreviated”)
• rita orð fullum stöfum (“write a word unabbreviated”)
• sneisafullur
• stútfullur
• troðfullur
• vínfullur

 

Related terms

• fylla