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== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Fula or Fula Fulfulde. === Symbol === ful (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Fula. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Fula terms == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Fula 𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤬𞤵𞤤𞤣𞤫. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === ful (invariable) (relational) of Fula === Noun === ful m (uncountable) Fula ==== Related terms ==== fulbe == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish fuul, from Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz. Cognate with Swedish ful, English foul, German faul, Dutch vuil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fuːˀl/, [ˈfuˀl] Homophone: fugl === Adjective === ful (neuter fult, plural and definite singular attributive fule) (dated) nasty, ugly Synonym: styg ==== Inflection ==== === References === “ful” in Den Danske Ordbog “ful” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Korlai Creole Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Marathi फूल (phūl). === Noun === ful flower === References === Clements, J. Clancy (1996), The Genesis of a Language: The Formation and Development of Korlai Portuguese, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 71 == Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic فُول (fūl). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fuːl/ Rhymes: -uːl === Noun === ful m (collective, singulative fula, paucal fuliet) broad bean, broad beans === See also === == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. ==== Alternative forms ==== fol, full, vol, vul ==== Adverb ==== ful very; much; to a great extent full ca. 1384, John Wycliffe, Wycliffe Bible (translation from the Vulgate), Genesis 25:8 ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: full Scots: fou, full Yola: vull ===== References ===== “ful, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== ful (chiefly Early Middle English) alternative form of foul (“foul”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== ful alternative form of fulle == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʉːl/ Rhymes: -ʉːl Homophone: fugl === Adjective === ful (masculine and feminine ful, neuter fult, definite singular and plural fule, comparative fulere, indefinite superlative fulest, definite superlative fuleste) clever, sly === References === “ful” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “ful” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == 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) clever, sly === References === “ful” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *full. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ful/ ==== Adjective ==== ful alternative form of full ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-West Germanic *fūl. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /fuːl/ ==== Adjective ==== fūl foul (dirty, stinking, vile, corrupt) Exeter Book, riddle 40 ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== fūlnes ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: foul, ffoul, foull, fowel, fuyle, ful, vul (mainly Early Middle English), ffoule, foule, fowl, fowle, foyll (Late Middle English), voul (Kent, Southwest Midland)English: foulMiddle Scots: foull, fowleScots: foul === Etymology 3 === Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *full ==== Adverb ==== ful very, well late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin" == Old Frisian == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *full. === Adjective === ful full ==== Descendants ==== North Frisian: Föhr-Amrum: fol West Frisian: fol == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɸul/ === Verb === ·ful third-person singular present subjunctive prototonic of fo·loing ==== Derived terms ==== connach·ḟul === Mutation === == Old Saxon == === Alternative forms === full === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. === Adjective === ful full ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== fullian ==== Descendants ==== Low German: vull == Plautdietsch == === Adjective === ful foul, rotten, putrid lazy, shiftless, indolent, slothful == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈful/ Rhymes: -ul Syllabification: ful === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English full. Doublet of pełny and plenum. ==== Alternative forms ==== full ==== Adjective ==== ful (not comparable, no derived adverb) (colloquial) full ==== Noun ==== ful m inan (poker) full house (colloquial) stout, porter (beer with mid-high hop and alcohol levels) (colloquial) full house (situation in which a place is filled with people to its maximum capacity) Synonym: komplet ===== Declension ===== ==== Numeral ==== ful (colloquial) full === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Arabic فُول (fūl). ==== Noun ==== ful m inan type of heavily spiced Egyptian fava bean paste (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === ful in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN ful in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English full. === Noun === ful n (plural fuluri) (poker) full house ==== Declension ==== == Saterland Frisian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʊl/ Hyphenation: ful Rhymes: -ʊl === Etymology 1 === From Old Frisian full, from Proto-West Germanic *full. Cognates include West Frisian fol and German voll. ==== Adjective ==== ful (masculine fullen, feminine, plural or definite fulle, comparative fuller, superlative fulst) full ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “full”): loos === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronoun ==== ful Unstressed form of fúul === References === Marron C. Fort (2015), “ful”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN Marron C. Fort (2015), “fúul”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Of Germanic origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈful/ [ˈful] Rhymes: -ul Syllabification: ful === Adjective === ful (invariable) (slang) cheap, fake ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ful”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “ful”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse fúll, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz. Compare English foul, Dutch vuil, German faul. === Pronunciation === (Sweden) IPA(key): /fʉːl/ Rhymes: -ʉːl === Adjective === ful (comparative fulare, superlative fulast) ugly (of displeasing appearance) Antonym: fin dirty, bad (contradictory to norms or rules) prefix indicating a state of low or lesser 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. ==== Usage notes ==== English foul is a false friend, though cognate. Matches ugly (sense 1) and dirty/bad (sense 2) in meaning and strength. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== fin snygg (“good-looking; handsome”) === References === “ful”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “ful”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “ful”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === Ulf, ulf == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === From English fool. === Noun === ful fool == Turkish == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فل (ful, “sweet mock orange”), from Arabic فِلّ (fill, “Arabian jasmine”). ==== Noun ==== ful (definite accusative fulü, plural fuller) sweet mock orange, any flowering plant of the species Philadelphus coronarius, native to Caucasus Arabian jasmine, any vine of the species Jasminum sambac, whose fragrance is used for perfume ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “ful”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ful”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ful2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1617 === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فول (ful), from Arabic فُول (fūl, “fava bean”). ==== Noun ==== ful (definite accusative fulü, plural fuller) broad bean, any edible bean of the species Vicia faba, widely cultivated as a crop Synonym: bakla ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “ful”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ful”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ful1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1617 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ful2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from English full. ==== Adverb ==== ful (colloquial) completely, through and through kavgada ful sakinliğimi korudum ― I completely retained my calmness during the fight ==== Noun ==== ful (definite accusative fulu, plural fullar) (poker) full house, a hand that consists of three of a kind and a pair (of a test) completely correct, aced ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “ful”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ful”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ful3”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1617 == Volapük == === Noun === ful (genitive fula, plural fuls) fullness ==== Declension ====