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

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

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

Related terms

• fylla