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

Declension of fullur (a20)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fullur full fult
accusative fullan fulla fult
dative fullum fullari fullum
genitive fuls fullar/
fulrar
fuls
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fullir fullar full
accusative fullar fullar full
dative fullum fullum fullum
genitive fulla
fulra
fulla
fulra
fulla
fulra

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

Declension

Positive forms of fullur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fullur full fullt
accusative fullan fulla
dative fullum fullri fullu
genitive fulls fullrar fulls
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fullir fullar full
accusative fulla
dative fullum
genitive fullra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fulli fulla fulla
acc/dat/gen fulla fullu
plural (all-case) fullu
Comparative forms of fullur (umlauted-comp)
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) fyllri fyllri fyllra
plural (all-case) fyllri
Superlative forms of fullur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fyllstur fyllst fyllst
accusative fyllstan fyllsta
dative fyllstum fyllstri fyllstu
genitive fyllsts fyllstrar fyllsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fyllstir fyllstar fyllst
accusative fyllsta
dative fyllstum
genitive fyllstra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fyllsti fyllsta fyllsta
acc/dat/gen fyllsta fyllstu
plural (all-case) 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