-ful
English
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Middle English -ful, -full, from Old English -ful, -full (“full of; -ful”), from Proto-West Germanic *-full, from Proto-Germanic *-fullaz (“-ful”), from *fullaz (“full”); see full. Cognate with Scots -fu, Saterland Frisian -ful (“-ful”), West Frisian -fol (“-ful”), Dutch -vol (“-ful”), German -voll (“-ful”), Swedish -full (“-ful”), Danish -fuld (“-ful”), Icelandic -fullur, -fyllur (“-ful”).
Suffix
[edit]-ful (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -ful, superlative most -ful)
- Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.
Synonyms
[edit]- (full of): -ose
Antonyms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Middle English -ful, -full, from Old English -ful, -full, from Proto-West Germanic *-full, from Proto-Germanic *fullō, *fullijô (“filling”).
Suffix
[edit]-ful (noun-forming suffix, plural -fuls or -sful)
- Used to form nouns from nouns meaning “as much as can be held by what is denoted by the noun”.
Usage notes
[edit]The plural is formed by simply suffixing -s (e.g., libraryfuls) or by pluralizing the noun (e.g., librariesful); however, the latter way is sometimes proscribed.[1]
Derived terms
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[edit]See also
[edit]- (having a considerable amount of): -some
References
[edit]- ^ Paul Brians (2009), “-fuls / -ful”, in Common Errors in English Usage, 2nd edition, Wilsonville, Or.: William, James & Company, →ISBN.
Anagrams
[edit]Middle English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Old English -ful, -full (“full of; -ful”), from Proto-West Germanic *-full, from Proto-Germanic *-fullaz (“-ful”), from *fullaz (“full”).
Suffix
[edit]-ful
- Appended to nouns (or, rarely, adjectives and adverbs) to form adjectives denoting the experience or induction of an attitude, internal state or quality.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “-ful, suf.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 June 2018.
Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Old English -ful, -full (“enough to fill; -ful”), from Proto-West Germanic *-full, from Proto-Germanic *fullō, *fullijô (“filling”). The use of the ending to denote nouns originates in the reanalysis of ful modifying a noun as being part of the noun itself, e.g. "cuppe ful" as "cuppe-ful".
Suffix
[edit]-ful
- Appended to nouns referring to containers or vessels, denoting the quantity that the given vessel is capable of holding.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “-ful, suf.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 June 2018.
Old English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *-full, from Proto-Germanic *-fullaz (“-ful”), from *fullaz (“full”).
Suffix
[edit]-ful (adjective-forming suffix)
- forms adjectives meaning “full of”; -ful
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *-full, from Proto-Germanic *fullō, *fullijô (“filling”).
Suffix
[edit]-ful f (noun-forming suffix)
- forms nouns meaning “a quantity enough to fill (the specified vessel)”; -ful
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ful | -fulla, -fulle |
| accusative | -fulle | -fulla, -fulle |
| genitive | -fulle | -fulla |
| dative | -fulle | -fullum |
Derived terms
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[edit]Saterland Frisian
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ful
- used to form adjectives from nouns; -ful
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